Mickey Raphael

Mickey Raphael
Mickey Raphael in Dublin, during a Willie Nelson & Family concert.
Background information
Origin	Dallas, TX, USA
Occupations	Harmonica Player Actor
Instruments	Harmonica
Associated acts	Willie Nelson
Website	www.mickeyraphael.com
Notable instruments
Harmonica

Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael (born 1951) is a professional harmonica player, best known for his work with Willie Nelson. He has recorded with Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Chesney, U2 and Neil Young.^[1]

Raphael's style is mostly second position, concentrating mostly on draw notes. He is a master of smooth note transitions and melodic riffs.

Raphael also appeared in the movies Songwriter and Honeysuckle Rose.

He is mentioned by clear inference, but not by name, in Adam Sandler's "The Chanukah Song" with the lyric "The guy in Willie Nelson's band who plays harmonica celebrates Hanukkah!"

References

1. ^ Welcome To The Official Site for Mickey Raphael, harmonica player for

External links

• Official Website
• Mickey Raphael at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Raphael, Mickey
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death