Country veteran Charlie Robison retiring after surgery complications

Country singer/songwriter Charlie Robison has been forced to retire from music after surgery complications robbed him of his singing voice.
The 54 year old took to social media on Monday (24Sep18) to break the sad news to fans, revealing he has been left with no choice but to hang up the microphone following a throat operation in January (18).
“At the beginning of this year I underwent a surgical procedure that because of complications left me with the permanent inability to sing,” he wrote on Facebook. “Therefore, with a very heavy heart I am officially retiring from the the stage and studio.”
Robison went on to thank his devotees for their years of support.
“It’s been an amazing ride and I cannot tell you all what the last 25 years has meant to me,” he continued. “I was looking forward to another 25 but as they say ‘s**t happens’.
“I thank you all for everything you’ve given me and I hope I was able to give you a fraction of the happiness you gave me… It’s been fun.”
The Texas native rose to fame as a solo artist in the mid-1990s and released nine studio albums during his career, starting with 1996’s Bandera. He is also known for his Unleashed Live record, on which he collaborated with his musician brother Bruce Robison and pal Jack Ingram in 2000.
His singles included Barlight, I Want You Bad, and El Cerrito Place, which was recently released as a cover by Kenny Chesney in 2012.
Charlie also helped to give aspiring artists their big break as a judge on season one of reality TV show Nashville Star in 2003, when Miranda Lambert finished in third place.