We've written a lot about the Hells Angels here at RideApart, which is usually the precursor to a lot of angry emails, comments, and DMs by active members or wannabes that just can't help themselves try and defend the 1% club moniker. But this story about country western singer superstar Willie Nelson and his harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, is an interesting one about the notorious club.
Nelson is known as one of the most laid-back folks on the planet, even playing up his weed-smoking persona in a host of movies, along with doing some seriously great work for marginalized folks throughout the industry and outside. And that likability draws folks in, including, as it were, a bunch of Hells Angels bikers, at least according to Raphael's account.
See, a long time ago, on the road and not so far away, a group of Hells Angels showed up on the doorstep of Nelson and his crew before a show. And to Raphael's recollection, hung out and then chauffeured Nelson to the venue that night. Oh, to be a fly on that tour bus.
