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  • At the time of the Vietnam War, Bruce Springsteen was drafted in 1968. He failed his physical.
  • Well maybe these are not very famous, but anyway, I found their story interesting: 1) "In 1968 the war touched the Australian music industry directly and very publicly. Normie Rowe, then our biggest solo pop star, was drafted, inducted into the Army and sent to serve in Vietnam." Source: http://www.milesago.com/Features/vietnam.htm 2) Bobby Sowell American musician, pianist and composer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Sowell 3) George McMorrow a soundtrack specialist http://cinecall.com/scene.html 4) Frankie Boyce of the Soul Seekers was killed in action at the tender age of 20 after he and brother Richard were drafted into the army during the Vietnam War. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=144443424 5) "Some careers of 1960s rock and roll artists were cut short or stifled by the draft and the Vietnam War. Many famous examples litter the rock landscape- Gary Lewis and Archie Bell come to mind. Then there's the case of Don Ciccone, lead singer, guitarist, songwriter of The Critters." http://www.loti.com/sixties_music/The_Critters.htm 6) "Billy Bang (b. 1947) studied violin as a youngster growing up in New York’s South Bronx. In the early 60’s he abandoned the violin for percussion, gravitating towards Afro-Cuban rhythms. Drafted into the Vietnam War, he had a political awakening and returned to America to throw himself into the anti-war movement." http://www.somnius.com/amn/2007/04/23/ 7) R. Carlos Nakai "Hailed as the world's foremost Native American flute performers, R. Carlos Nakai was one of the firsts to meld his ancestral sounds with contemporary music and electronic instrumentation. By 1998, he had released more than 30 albums and sold more than 2.5 million units all over the world." http://arts.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/nakai-r-carlos-biography
  • Jimi Hendrix enlisted in 1961 but was discharged because of an injury; he served until 1965 as a paratrooper. However, he wasn't drafted but that's all I could think of.
  • Thanks for all the help.

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