King recording of: The Thrill Is Gone ( 1951 blues song) (from until ) writer: BB King, Jules Bihari, Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951) publisher: BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc. ( do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1969) recorded at: The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from until ) remasters: The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King (from until ) performer: Ravon Darnell (from until ) and Roy Hawkins (from until ) phonographic copyright by: MCA Records, Inc. King (from until ) and Hugh McCracken (from until ) lead vocals: B.B. Recording engineer: Joe "Ears" Zagarino (from until ) and Bill Szymczyk (from until ) producer: Bill Szymczyk bass: Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott (from until ) drums (drum set): Herbie Lovelle (from until ) electric piano, organ and piano: Paul Harris ( keyboardist/pianist session player) (from until ) guitar: B.B.