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Jan 2, 1957
A discouraged and overworked Patsy Cline writes to fan club president Treva Miller with thoughts of retirement: "Sometimes I believe if I was out of debt, I'd just stop singing all together. I've never been so sick of singing in my life"
Oct 12, 1957
During a show in Sydney, Australia, Little Richard announces he's quitting rock & roll, saying "God doesn't like it." The decision comes just months after he recorded "Lucille," a future Waylon Jennings hit
Jan 12, 1966
Carl Perkins retires from the music business to take up farming. But not for long. Johnny Cash soon invites him to go on a tour, and Perkins plays as a member of Cash's band for the next decade
Oct 24, 1974
Jimmy Dean tells a nightclub audience in Sparks, Nevada, he'll retire from show business in three weeks to devote more time to his family. A year later, Robert Goulet pulls him on stage in the middle of a show, and Dean decides to renew his career
May 14, 1975
The Cincinnati Bengals' Mike Reid announces his retirement from the NFL to focus on music. He writes numerous hits, including Don Williams' "I Wouldn't Be A Man," Tim McGraw's "Everywhere" and Ronnie Milsap's "Stranger In My House"
Jan 1, 1976
Songwriter Dallas Frazier decides to retire from the music industry and go into the ministry. He leaves behind an impressive trail of titles, including "There Goes My Everything," "What's Your Mama's Name," "If My Heart Had Windows" and "Elvira"
Nov 15, 1980
Judy Lynn retires after 21 years as a casino attraction to become an ordained minister. She scored a hit in 1962 with her recording of "Footsteps Of A Fool"
Jun 25, 1982
The Statler Brothers announce that Crohn's disease has forced the retirement of Lew DeWitt. Jimmy Fortune replaces him, the group's first lineup change in 18 years
Jul 24, 1984
Terry Bradshaw retires from the National Football League. A future Hall of Famer, he appeared in four Super Bowls, but also recorded a minor country hit in the mid-1970s by remaking Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Jul 16, 1990
During a spiritual experience in Banff, Canada, Naomi Judd decides to end her career as a touring artist
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