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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. [1] Hawkins's recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951. [2] In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gone" became a major hit for B.B. King. His rendition helped make the song a blues standard. [3]
Also included is "After the Thrill Is Gone", an album track from One of These Nights. (That song, with its title that summed up the state of the band at the time, was strategically placed as the last track on Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2.)
Completely Well, released in 1969, is a studio album by the blues guitarist B. B. King.It is notable for the inclusion of "The Thrill Is Gone", which became a hit on both the R&B/soul and pop charts and which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1970.
According to Henley, he and Frey were aware of B.B. King's song "The Thrill Is Gone", and wrote the song to explore the aftermath: "We know that the thrill is gone – so, now what?" [13] On the studio recording (and live performances during Frey's lifetime), Frey sings lead on the verses and choruses, while Henley sings lead on the bridge.
Roy Theodore Hawkins (February 7, 1903 – March 19, 1974) [1] was an American blues singer, pianist, and songwriter.After working in clubs, he broke through with his 1950 song "Why Do Things Happen to Me" inspired by an auto accident which paralyzed his right arm.
On 12 October 2022, Raye released a dual single, "Escapism" and "The Thrill Is Gone". [29] Two days later, the singer announced My 21st Century Blues, which was made available for pre-order; she also revealed its release date and cover artwork. [30]
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a popular song composed by Ray Henderson with lyrics by Lew Brown which was first sung by Everett Marshall in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals in 1931. [1] The song was first recorded in 1931 by Rudy Vallée And His Connecticut Yankees on the Victor label. [2]
"Escapism" is a song by the British singer-songwriter Raye featuring the American rapper 070 Shake. It was released independently through Human Re Sources on 12 October 2022, as the third single from Raye's debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2023), and as a dual single with "The Thrill Is Gone".