<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Ruby" (1960) </Td> <Td> "Hit the Road Jack" (1961) </Td> <Td> "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (1961) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Ruby" (1960) </Td> <Td> "Hit the Road Jack" (1961) </Td> <Td> "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (1961) </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> 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 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". </P>

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