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B.B. King's 1969 album "Completely Well" contains one of his biggest hits, a signature song of his career and his first Grammy winner, The Thrill Is Gone. The album, called "adventurous" by Rolling Stone, was produced by a young Bill Szymczyk, who would go on to produce six albums for the Eagles including Hotel California.

B.B. King's 1969 album "Completely Well" contains one of his biggest hits, a signature song of his career and his first Grammy winner, The Thrill Is Gone. The album, called "adventurous" by Rolling Stone, was produced by a young Bill Szymczyk, who would go on to produce six albums for the Eagles including Hotel California.

Most of B.B. King's studio albums of the '80s and '90s tend to de-emphasize his guitar playing and consist largely of forgettable originals and obvious attempts at pop hits. However this CD (which was cut in the studios) is on a higher level and is quite rewarding. Most of the tunes were co-written by pianist Joe Sample and Will Jennings, and the majority are quite catchy and memorable. Certainly it is easy to sing along with the refrains of "I'm Moving On," "Back in L.A." and "Roll, Roll, Roll." On this date King usually overdubbed his guitar to play along with his vocals (somehow the interplay does not sound spontaneous) but it does not detract from the final results. The intelligent and philosophical lyrics fit King's style very well and his voice is very much in prime form. Well worth acquiring.

Lucille & Friends is a compilation album by B.B. King released in 1995. On it, he is accompanied by major jazz, rock, and blues artists who collaborated on these songs over the past 25 years.

B.B. King - King Of The Blues (1992) [4CD Box Set]
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© 1992 MCA Records | MCAD4-10677
Blues / Soul Blues / Modern Electric Blues

No way can a mere four discs cover every facet of the blues king's amazing recording career, but MCA makes a valiant stab at it. The first two discs, as expected, are immaculate: opening with his Bullet Records debut ("Miss Martha King"), the box continues with a handful of pivotal RPM/Kent masters before digging into his 1960s ABC-Paramount material ("I'm Gonna Sit in 'til You Give In" and "My Baby's Comin' Home" are little-recalled gems). The hits – "The Thrill Is Gone," "Why I Sing the Blues," "To Know You Is to Love You" – are all here, and if much of the fourth disc is pretty disposable, it only mirrors King's own winding down in the studio.

B.B. King has transcended the blues subculture to become one of the most revered artists of the 20th century, bar none. He brought the sound of Mississippi Delta blues into the mainstream, modernized by his unique electric guitar work. Worldwide success came late for him, but that delay only encouraged him to hone his craft to an unprecedented pinnacle. This 3-CD collection hits many of the highlights of his extraordinary career, including: The Thrill is Gone, Everyday I Have the Blues, Chains and Things and Gambler s Blues. Madacy s B.B. King Collector s Edition Tin provides an excellent introduction to an important cultural icon a deluxe package guaranteed to prevent the thrills from going out of your life.