Some country music fans may know Mickey Raphael as Willie Nelson’s harmonica player. He has been a member of Nelson’s band, The Family, for more than 50 years. While that alone would make for ...

Flanked by sons Lukas and Micah Nelson, with ride-or-die harmonica player Mickey Raphael and the Family Band behind him, Nelson was in robust form.

Willie Nelson’s longest-running current collaborator remains his guitar. Harmonica player Mickey Raphael is the last living, breathing member of Nelson’s classic Family band from the '70s, and ...

As Nelson returns to the road, the only surviving member of the classic lineup of his Family band is Mickey Raphael, 73, whose harmonica has duetted for decades with the Willie warble ... his only ...

Onstage at the Hollywood Bowl, “California Sober” was even more energetic, with Nelson delivering his verse with gusto, Strings dropping a wicked solo, and Nelson’s longtime harmonica player ...

Other contributors on the album include Willie’s longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael, seven-time Grammy winner Daniel Lanois, Senegalese percussionist Magatte Sow and former Doors drummer ...

Among the players from Nelson’s classic '70s Family band, only harmonica player Mickey Raphael remains: MICKEY RAPHAEL ON 50 YEARS OF TOURING WITH WILLIE NELSON Nelson’s story remains a work ...

Willie Nelson was scuffling until this soon-to-be iconic album was released.

Music For Willie Nelson’s 151st Album, He Takes On a Whole New Genre: Bluegrass A supergroup of string players helps take a mix of Willie anthems and deep cuts to a whole new, banjo-picking level.

Billy Strings gets a lift from the legendary Willie Nelson and his harmonica player Mickey Raphael on his new single 'California Sober.' ...

Willie Nelson's 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a retirement party. But two years later at 92, he's working as much as ever. Not that retirement would ...

Willie Nelson is busy as ever at age 92. He'll soon be back on the road again with his friend Bob Dylan and the Outlaw Music Festival. Asked if he'd like to see a movie about his life like Dylan ...