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Which musician retired too soon?

There are a number of people who used to record and who people enjoyed that are no longer out there for one reason or another. People like Syd Barret or Cat Stevens come to mind.

I know there are a lot of people that I wish had retired, but who would you like to have seen continue in the music industry, that left already?
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sogood51
2,157 posts
 
Not a single artist, but...David and David did the "Boomtown" album that places high on my list of wanting MORE. Cat Stevens for sure under retired...."expired" would better fit most of the others I can think of, and mentioned above.

Dave
hack
185 posts
 
ex-lead singer for Rage Against the Machine. Zach needs to be back in the scene, Audioslave sure ain't RATM
ptmconsulting
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Kevin Gilbert - but it was due to death by sexual asphixiation rather than a voluntary retirement.
krell_man
827 posts
 
I have to agree with Sogood51 about David & David. I have the album and the CD, and the CD is one of my references I take when auditioning any new piece of equipment.

I also just bought Cat Stevens' "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Catch Bull at Four" remasters last week.
rosstaman
455 posts
 
Grace Slick comes to my mind. Her voice, lyrics and capacity to rock, or sing a ballad made her one of the few greats of the 60's-70's. Of course Cat Stevens, but he has released new music. It's just not the same genre of his famous past.
By the way, I always enjoyed Eric Burden. Has anyone heard his last release and want to comment on it?
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