RAY CHARLES

Today’s Atlantic Records Jazz spotlight is on Ray Charles

Ray Charles - "A Song For You"

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The Heymacs - 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. The song was played in the 1995 film Grumpier Old Men. The song was written by Percy Mayfield, who first recorded it in 1960 as an a cappella demo sent to music executive Art Rupe. It became famous after it was r