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References
- ↑ Songfacts. "The Thrill Is Gone by Rudy Vallée - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees – My Song / The Thrill Is Gone (1931, Shellac) , retrieved 2021-03-18
- ↑ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (The Thrill Is Gone)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ Costello, Elvis (2015). Unfaithful music & disappearing ink. New York. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-399-16725-6. OCLC 919068291.
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