Pop Song 574 of 1000 'The thrill is gone' Roy Hawkins 1951 famous by BB King

Pop Song 574 of 1000 'The thrill is gone' Roy Hawkins 1951 famous by BB King

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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.