The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King
1970
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About B.B. King
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
B.B. King developed his blues career from Mississippi roots into Memphis radio and recording. Work as a performer and disc jockey at WDIA accompanied his early records, followed by national attention for Three O'Clock Blues. Live at the Regal documented his concert work, while The Thrill Is Gone brought his singing and guitar to a broad audience. Later collaborations included recordings with Bobby Bland, U2 and Eric Clapton, including the shared album Riding with the King.
Artist background sources
B.B. King timeline - B.B. King Museum
Read the full three-page museum timeline: Mississippi/Memphis/WDIA, early repertoire, Live at the Regal, The Thrill Is Gone and named later collaborators. Erroneous timeline years for You Upset Me Baby, Deuces Wild and age-at-honor, label/session conflations, awards and statistics are not adopted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King appears at number 98 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1970. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1970 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1970 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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