Officially appears on Live At The BBC
Officially appears on Anthology 1
Unreleased song
From Wikipedia:
“Hit the Road Jack” is a song written by rhythm and bluesman Percy Mayfield and first recorded in 1960 as an a cappella demo sent to Art Rupe. It became famous after it was recorded by singer-songwriter-pianist Ray Charles with The Raelettes vocalist Margie Hendricks.
Ray Charles’ recording hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning on Monday, October 9, 1961. “Hit the Road Jack” also got a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. The song was also number one on the R&B Sides chart for five weeks, thereby becoming Ray Charles’ sixth number one on that chart. The song is ranked #387 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Arizona Soundchecks 1990 Cactus Club Arizona 1986
Unofficial live • Released in 1993
4:49 • Soundcheck
Concert From the concert in Tempe, USA on Apr 04, 1990
Get Back - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial live • Released in 2016
4:06 • Live • [soundcheck 4-4-90]
“Hit The Road Jack” has been played in 3 soundchecks.
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