Michael William Hart (3 December 1943 – 22 June 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and poet. In 1962, he founded the band The Roadrunners, before leaving in 1965 to join The Liverpool Scene, a poetry and music collective, with Adrian Henri, Andy Roberts, and Mike Evans. After recording one album with them he had a solo album, Mike Hart Bleeds, produced by John Peel, on Peel's Dandelion Records label. He recorded a second solo album with Dandelion; Basher, Chalky, Pongo and Me. He died on 22 June 2016 at the age of 72.