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Oct 12, 2002
Cyndi Thomson announces she's quitting as a recording artist after making just one album. In her official statement, she says she's unable to commit herself to the amount of work required
Oct 26, 2002
The Statler Brothers head into retirement, playing their final date as a touring act at the Salem Civic Center in Virginia. Their last song: "Amazing Grace"
Sep 21, 2005
Ed Benson announces plans to retire as the executive director of the Country Music Association at the end of the year
May 3, 2006
Ricky Van Shelton writes an open letter to his fans announcing he is retiring from the road. Insisting he and wife Bettye are in good health, he says they simply "need to be close to our families" in Virginia
Nov 2, 2007
Hank Thompson announces his retirement from performing
Dec 31, 2008
Confederate Railroad's steel guitarist, Gates Nichols, officially retires
Apr 10, 2010
Former singer/songwriter Johnny Western works a final shift on Wichita's KFTI radio as he glides into retirement
Apr 12, 2010
The Beaumont Enterprise reports Tracy Byrd has sold his tour bus, shut down his social-network accounts and cancelled dates, apparently closing his career
Sep 13, 2012
Wayne Osmond announces on Facebook that health issues have forced him to retire from touring. He was a member of the family group The Osmonds, who earned a country hit in the 1980s with "I Think About Your Lovin'"
Apr 13, 2014
Violinist Christian Teal plays his last concert before retirement at the Blair School of Music in Nashville. Beyond his work as a professor and member of The Blair String Quartet, Teal played on country hits by Charlie Rich, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton and Barbara Mandrell
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