George Benson to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Benson fans. Speculation had been rife that the American guitarist best known for his hit song Give Me the Night, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 82, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 05/12/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a guitarist isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a guitarist-singer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouGeorge
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouGeorge was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“George Benson was unlike any other guitarist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouGeorge”
— @universalObserver, 4 Dec 2025
“I thought George Benson retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 4 Dec 2025
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