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"Hit the Road Jack"
Single by Ray Charles
B-side
"The Danger Zone"
Released
August 1961[1]
Recorded
June 1961
Genre
R&B[2][3]
Length
2:00
Label
ABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)
Percy Mayfield
Producer(s)
Sid Feller
Ray Charles singles chronology
"One Mint Julep" (1961)
"Hit the Road Jack" (1961)
"I Can’t Stop Loving You" (1962)
"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961,[4] and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording, becoming one of Charles' signature songs.[5]
^"Hit the Road Jack". 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^Breihan, Tom (April 6, 2018). "The Number Ones: Ray Charles' "Hit The Road Jack"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023. ..."Hit The Road Jack" is a fine example. It's an R&B song...
^Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2024. Ray Charles getting the boot in classic R&B fashion from Raelette singer Margie Hendrix, with a scorned nation singing along.
^"Taking a crack at the history of 'Jack'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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