Ray Parker, Jr. to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Parker fans. Speculation had been rife that the American guitarist best known for the soundtracks to Ghostbusters, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 71, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 26/07/2025 : 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-songwriter 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.
#ThankYouRay
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouRay 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.
“Ray Parker, Jr. was unlike any other guitarist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRay”
— @universalObserver, 25 Jul 2025
“I thought Ray Parker, Jr. retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 25 Jul 2025
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