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"Hit the Road Jack"
Song
B-side"The Danger Zone"

"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by rhythm and blues artist Percy Mayfield and first recorded in 1960 as an a capella demo sent to Art Rupe, available on the Memory Pain CD vol.2, Specialty Records SPCD-7027-2. It became famous after it was recorded by singer-pianist Ray Charles. It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning on Monday, October 9, 1961.[1] The song was also number one on the R&B Sides chart for five weeks, becoming Ray Charles' sixth number-one on that chart.[2] The song is ranked #377 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Notable recordings

Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single
(Ray Charles version)
October 9, 1961 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single
Ray Charles version
October 2, 1961-October 30, 1961 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Hit the Road Jack" at Billboard.com.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 112.


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