Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Performance Video
Difficulty: Hard
4 Pages
Key Information
- Instrument 1
- Piano
- Pages
- 4
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Type
- 4 Staves
- Instrumentation
- Solo
- Lyrics
- Included
- Chord
- Not included
$5.99
Description
"**Hit the Road Jack**" is a classic rhythm and blues song made famous by Ray Charles. Released in 1961, it became one of his most iconic tracks and won a Grammy Award. Written by Percy Mayfield, the song features a memorable call-and-response structure between Ray Charles and his backing vocalists, known as the Raelettes.
The song is about a man being told to leave by his lover, with the catchy and assertive refrain: "**Hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more!**" It's characterized by its powerful piano riff, vibrant horns, and Charles' soulful voice.