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title: Hit the Road Jack text: Hit the Road Jack "Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues artist Percy Mayfield and first recorded in 1960 as an "a cappella" demo sent to Art Rupe. It became famous after it was recorded by the singer-songwriter-pianist Ray Charles with The Raelettes vocalist Margie Hendrix. Charles's recording hit number one for two weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100, beginning on Monday, October 9, 1961. "Hit the Road Jack" won a Grammy award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. The song was number one on the R&B Sides chart for five weeks, thereby becoming title: Hit the Road Jack text: Charles's sixth number-one on that chart. The song is ranked number 387 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 1976, Canadian band The Stampeders released a version of the song featuring DJ Wolfman Jack. The song reached number 6 in Canada and the top 40 in the US. Hit the Road Jack "Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues artist Percy Mayfield and first recorded in 1960 as an "a cappella" demo sent to Art Rupe. It became famous after it was recorded by the singer-songwriter-pianist Ray title: Sticks and Stones (Titus Turner song) text: her tribute to Charles, "". Sticks and Stones (Titus Turner song) "Sticks and Stones" is an R&B song, written by Titus Turner. The song is best known in a 1960 version by Ray Charles, who added the Latin drum part. It was his first R&B hit with ABC-Paramount, followed in 1961 with "Hit The Road Jack". The song was also covered by Jerry Lee Lewis, The Zombies, Wanda Jackson and The Kingsmen, as well as Joe Cocker on "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", and Elvis Costello in 1994 on the extended play version of "Kojak Variety". In 1997, jazz singer Roseanna title: Sticks and Stones (Titus Turner song) text: Sticks and Stones (Titus Turner song) "Sticks and Stones" is an R&B song, written by Titus Turner. The song is best known in a 1960 version by Ray Charles, who added the Latin drum part. It was his first R&B hit with ABC-Paramount, followed in 1961 with "Hit The Road Jack". The song was also covered by Jerry Lee Lewis, The Zombies, Wanda Jackson and The Kingsmen, as well as Joe Cocker on "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", and Elvis Costello in 1994 on the extended play version of "Kojak Variety". In 1997, jazz singer Roseanna Vitro included the tune in title: Ray Charles text: his eclectic impulses as an interpreter. With "Georgia on My Mind", his first hit single for ABC-Paramount in 1960, Charles received national acclaim and four Grammy Awards, including two for "Georgia on My Mind" (Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male, and Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist). Written by Stuart Gorrell and Hoagy Carmichael, the song was Charles's first work with Sid Feller, who produced, arranged and conducted the recording. Charles earned another Grammy for the follow-up "Hit the Road Jack", written by R&B singer Percy Mayfield. By late 1961, Charles had expanded his small road ensemble