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Jul 20, 1992
Tommy "Pork Chop" Markham retires after a 31-year career as Conway Twitty's drummer. Among the hits that featured him: "Hello Darlin'," "You've Never Been This Far Before" and "Linda On My Mind"
Sep 5, 1992
Garth Brooks mulls retirement from the music business in a front-page story in Billboard, telling the magazine, "I can walk away from it"
Jan 5, 1993
Randy Travis' publicist issues a statement denying that he's retiring
Mar 31, 1995
Jimmy Bowen retires as president of Liberty Records, signaling the end of his career. As a record executive and producer, he worked with Garth Brooks, George Strait, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire and many others
May 1, 1997
Former Grand Ole Opry manager E.W. "Bud" Wendell retires as CEO of the Opry's parent company, Gaylord Entertainment. A year later, he enters the Country Music Hall of Fame
Sep 16, 1997
Johnny Cash tells his band he's planning to retire from live performing the same day he appears at a private function at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 1997
Little Jimmy Dickens retires from touring, performing on the road for what he says will be the last time in Lexington, South Carolina
Oct 26, 2000
Garth Brooks announces his plans to retire from touring during a party to celebrate his certification for sales of 100 million albums at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. Brooks says he'll record one more album before he quits
May 22, 2001
Comedian Cledus T. Judd's mother has open heart surgery in Cartersville, Georgia, forcing him to cancel several dates on the Brooks & Dunn tour
May 22, 2002
Alabama announces during the Academy of Country Music Awards that it intends to retire after a 2003 farewell tour
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