B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone

The Thrill Is Gone

Written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951, this slow minor-key blues reached number six on Billboard's R&B chart for Hawkins that year. B.B. King's 1970 rendition became a major hit and transformed the song into a blues standard performed by countless artists.

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3:48 duration
1969 released

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