Hit the Road Jack

"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, and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording, becoming one of Charles' signature songs.

"Hit the Road Jack"
Single by Ray Charles
B-side"The Danger Zone"
ReleasedAugust 1961
RecordedJune 1961
GenreR&B
Length2:00
LabelABC-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)
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