I expect Taylor Swift to have a very long career, but a much more talented singer such as Leann Rimes didn't. No idea why. Are there any singers or musicians you think should have had much longer careers than they did?
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The "crazy diamond" of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett - I believe he tripped out a bit too far back in the 70s and never quite made it back.
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Nick Drake was very talented, but depression, which led to his death at only 26, cut his career short far too early. His music is used in movies and commercials pretty often. You might recognize this one from a somewhat recent commercial.
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Back in the early 1980s I discovered two wonderful country singers named Lacy J. Dalton and Terri Gibbs. They made some terrific albums during the 80s, and then apparently faded into obscurity. It's a damn shame. They're both still around, they're in their sixties, but I don't think they record anything anymore, and it seems most young people have never heard of them.
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For every talented singer with a short career, there is an untalented singer with a long, successful career and millions of ridiculous fans following every move they make. That's not relevant to the conversation, but I felt it should be said 
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For every talented singer with a short career, there is an untalented singer with a long, successful career and millions of ridiculous fans following every move they make. That's not relevant to the conversation, but I felt it should be said
Thank you for saying it.
Eva Cassidy. One of the most beautiful female voices. She died at an early age.
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If I didn't go on Wikipedia I wouldn't even know she's released material in recent years. Very little success.
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She still has a career. She's worth $20 million. I wish I had very little success.
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Badfinger - another tragic story of great songwriting leading to nothing but hardship and ultimately, death. So sad.
Badfinger were a British rock band that originally consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans and Joey Molland. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Iveys that was formed in 1961 by Ham, Ron Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales. They were signed by the Beatles' Apple label in 1968 as The Iveys. In 1969, Griffiths left and was replaced by Molland, and the band renamed itself Badfinger.
Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day" (produced by George Harrison) and "Baby Blue". In 2013, "Baby Blue" made a resurgence onto the "Hot Rock Songs" Billboard 100 chart at number 14, due to its featuring at the end of the series finale of the hit TV show Breaking Bad.[1] Their song "Without You" has been covered many times, including a Billboard number one hit for Harry Nilsson.
In 1970, the band engaged American businessman Stan Polley to manage their commercial affairs. Over the next five years the band recorded several albums for Apple and toured extensively, but became embroiled in the chaos of Apple Records' dissolution. They signed to Warner Bros., but Polley's financial machinations resulted in a lawsuit by Warner over missing escrow account money. Warner's consequent withdrawal from market of the 1974 album, Wish You Were Here (seven weeks after its release), cut off the band's income. Three days before his 28th birthday, on 24 April 1975, Ham committed suicide by hanging himself, leaving a note that included damning comments about Polley.
Over the next three years, surviving members struggled to rebuild their personal and professional lives against a backdrop of lawsuits. The albums Airwaves (1978) and Say No More (1981) floundered, as Molland and Evans see-sawed between co-operation and struggle in attempts to revive and capitalise on the Badfinger legacy. Having seen Ham's body after Ham's wife had called him, Evans reportedly never got over his friend's suicide, and was quoted as saying in darker moments, "I wanna be where he is."[2] On 19 November 1983, Evans also took his own life by hanging.
Badfinger were a British rock band that originally consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans and Joey Molland. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Iveys that was formed in 1961 by Ham, Ron Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales. They were signed by the Beatles' Apple label in 1968 as The Iveys. In 1969, Griffiths left and was replaced by Molland, and the band renamed itself Badfinger.
Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day" (produced by George Harrison) and "Baby Blue". In 2013, "Baby Blue" made a resurgence onto the "Hot Rock Songs" Billboard 100 chart at number 14, due to its featuring at the end of the series finale of the hit TV show Breaking Bad.[1] Their song "Without You" has been covered many times, including a Billboard number one hit for Harry Nilsson.
In 1970, the band engaged American businessman Stan Polley to manage their commercial affairs. Over the next five years the band recorded several albums for Apple and toured extensively, but became embroiled in the chaos of Apple Records' dissolution. They signed to Warner Bros., but Polley's financial machinations resulted in a lawsuit by Warner over missing escrow account money. Warner's consequent withdrawal from market of the 1974 album, Wish You Were Here (seven weeks after its release), cut off the band's income. Three days before his 28th birthday, on 24 April 1975, Ham committed suicide by hanging himself, leaving a note that included damning comments about Polley.
Over the next three years, surviving members struggled to rebuild their personal and professional lives against a backdrop of lawsuits. The albums Airwaves (1978) and Say No More (1981) floundered, as Molland and Evans see-sawed between co-operation and struggle in attempts to revive and capitalise on the Badfinger legacy. Having seen Ham's body after Ham's wife had called him, Evans reportedly never got over his friend's suicide, and was quoted as saying in darker moments, "I wanna be where he is."[2] On 19 November 1983, Evans also took his own life by hanging.
I'll have to google Lacy Dalton, but I remember Terri Gibbs- I kind of liked her song "Somebody's Knockin' ". I can't think of any other singles she released though.
I liked all of Badfinger's singles- it was a shame about them too.
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Sorry I am bored and feeling silly
