MACEO PARKER is not retired but he does not put out new CDs as often as I wish. His CDs 'Roots Revisited' and 'Mo Roots' made him more popular than ever. I, for one, found out that half of his talent was not utilized when he played for James Brown. On these two albums, he turned some good vocal songs into jazz with great success (I think one of them won him jazz CD of the year) but after that he tried to infuse rap into his music and even went as low as playing for Prince. I wish he would go back to his roots and keep puttin out more jazz for his fans. If he needs my advice, there is slew of old songs that fall in his kind of jazz and rhythm - 'I go to pieces' - Avearage White Band, 'I wish' - Stevie Wonder, 'Masterpiece; - Temptations, 'Something' - Beatles and on and on and on.
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?
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?