Hit The Road Jack -

“This was my Aunt Bell's favorite war anthem when she was angry with Uncle Joe.” Facebook · Jazz Improvisers · 4 years ago

: It is ranked among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone. Hit the Road Jack

: It spent two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1961. “This was my Aunt Bell's favorite war anthem

“Ray Charles is undoubtedly one of the greatest musicians and performers to visit us on Earth.” Facebook · Jazz Improvisers · 4 years ago Legacy and Achievement Hit the Road Jack

The song’s genius lies in its call-and-response dynamic. Ray Charles plays the "penniless" wanderer trying to smooth-talk his way back home, while Margie Hendrix and The Raelettes provide a wall of vocal fire that shuts him down at every turn.