Lee Ritenour to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Ritenour fans. Speculation had been rife that Fourplay ex-guitarist is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 73, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 03/03/2025 : 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 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.
#ThankYouLee
For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouLee 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.
“Lee Ritenour was unlike any other guitarist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouLee”
— @universalObserver, 2 Mar 2025
“Ritenour wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 2 Mar 2025
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