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Tutti conoscono il ritornello, pochi sanno da dove viene davvero: un songwriter dimenticato, un genio pieno di vizi e una voce femminile che oggi fa quasi paura. Questo è “Hit the Road Jack”
#RayCharles #HitTheRoadJack #SoulMusic #RhythmAndBlues #PercyMayfield
https://boomerissimo.it/2026/01/22/ray-charles-triangolo-fatale-il-mistero-di-hit-the-road-jack/
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"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer #PercyMayfield and recorded by #RayCharles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961, and won a #GrammyAward for #BestRhythmAndBluesRecording, becoming one of Charles' #signatureSongs.
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And here, is the Poet of the Blues himself, performing "Louisiana".