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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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