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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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judy426
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The original "Witch Doctor" was released in 1958 by David Seville and the Chipmunks. Now if you want to place money on that..................
judy426
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OOOPS, my mistake. It was David Seville in 1958 but he had not yet introduced the Chipmunks into his act. The falsetto voice in "Witch Doctor" eventually became the Chipmunks. All bets are off. :-)
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azjake
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as all good things must change....alvin,theodore and simon reached premature adolesence and they're voices changed dramatically!
is it just rare that at this very time who should appear but the "bee gee's'?
hmmmm...
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zutbof
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Frank Zappa is not dead!
martykl
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specifically excluding the dead folks:

delevante brothers - quit after 2 great records (n.b. bob d. folllowed with a so-so solo "porchlight")
john croslin - quit the reivers after stage fright problems
glenn mercer and bill million of the (presumably) late, lamented feelies

i'm sure there are a ton of others out there too.
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