In this episode of CBS Eye on Veterans we honor Black History Month by looking at the intersection of military veterans and music:
Jason Moran, Artistic Director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts shares the story of how the US Army's “Harlem Hellfighters” and their iconic leader James Reese Europe performed in France during WWI and ended up introducing the world to jazz.
Army veteran and podcast host Rod Rodriguez shares the story of when Jimi Hendrix was a soldier in the Army.
Voodoo Child veteran: The story of Private Jimi Hendrix
And Eye on Veterans host, Phil Briggs, examines the veterans who revolutionized hip-hop; actor and musician Ice-T and the legendary MC Hammer.
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