Episode 227: Counting Down Mickey, Mickey Raphael

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He's been Willie Nelson's go to harp player since the 1973, after playing in B.W. Stevenson's band. But more than that (if that wasn't enough) Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael, who is from Dallas, has played and recorded with Jason Isbell, Townes Van Zandt, Chris Stapleton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Tom Morello, Paul Simon, Snoop Dogg, Engelbert Humperdinck, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Leon Bridges, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Duane Eddy, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Leon Russell, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Zac Brown Band, Dave Matthews, Blue Öyster Cult, Wynton Marsalis, Lonnie Donnegan, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, U2, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Don Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Blind Boys of Alabama, Waylon Jennings, Aaron Lewis, Margo Price, Rodney Crowell, Gov't Mule, Warren Haynes, Supersuckers and Dan Auerbach. With a list like that, it's no wonder that we are Counting Down Mickey Raphael:
10 Lay Lady Lay - Roger Young & The Reason Why,
09 Nanci Griffith - The Flyer,
08 Bee's Knees - Carolina,
07 B.W. Stevenson - Peaceful Easy Feeling,
06 Patchwork - Clear Creek Waterfall,
05 David Bromberg - Top Of The Slide,
04 Guy Clark - A Nickel For The Fiddler,
03 Leon and Mary Russell - Hold on to This Feeling,
02 Asleep at the Wheel - Don't Ask Me Why (I'm Going To Texas),
01 Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,
That Little Something Extra - Amazing Grace - Mickey Raphael.