EP 271 - Decorated Combat Veterans Scooter Brown and Donnie Reis are the War Hippies

War Hippies is a hot country duo with Scooter Brown and Donnie Reis, both are decorated combat veterans.  

 

Forming in 2022, each has enjoyed an extremely successful music career of their own.

 

Despite receiving a full music scholarship to Miami University, and after completing his Sophomore year, Donnie Reis chose not to pursue a career in classical music. Instead, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and a year long tour in Iraq at the height of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 04-05.

 

Donnie Reis is a world-renowned violinist, who seemed to be born with a violin in his hands. He has spent years on the road with various artists playing multiple instruments and contributing vocals. His work over the years includes songwriting and music production that has included a wide range of artists, groups, television and film projects spanning the multiple genres of music and as singer-songwriter. Donnie’s achievements include 26 Billboard Top 10's and 4 songs on the Billboard 200 chart. 

 

After more than four years, two tours overseas with one tour of combat in Iraq as a United States Marine, Scooter Brown traded his guns in for guitars and hit the road. 

 

Scooter Brown Band was formed and began playing mainly in and around Houston, Texas. They have toured North America and opened for some of their biggest influences including Charlie Daniels Band, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam, Lee Roy Parnell and the Marshall Tucker Band, just to name a few.

 

He is the co-founder of Base Camp 40 - Warriors In The Wild and works with numerous organizations to promote awareness in the veterans community along with human trafficking.  

 

War Hippies has become known for their stellar live performances including tight harmonies and a brilliantly eclectic variety of songs. Their official music video of Killin’ It premiered on The Country Network and held the #1 spot on the Top 40 Chart and remained in the top 5 for over 20 weeks.