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The Thrill Is Gone
Blues standard popularized by B.B.King
The Thrill Is Gone
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a slow minor-key blues song written by West Coast blues musician Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. Hawkins's recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951. In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gone" became a major hit for B.B. King. His rendition helped make the song a blues standard. In June 2026, CBS News included the song in its list of the 250 essential American songs of the past 250 years.
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