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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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Various Artists, Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records, 2021 on Craft
Craft Recordings release from 2021 – but all the original recordings are from the 1950s (and a few from the 40s).
Wonderful collection – the Little Richard tracks are likely the most well known, but I love the early Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield, Lloyd Price, and Jesse & Marvin.
Tracklist:
- Lloyd Price– Lawdy Miss Clawdy
- Little Richard– Long Tall Sally
- Roy Milton– R.M. Blues
- Sam Cooke– I’ll Come Running
- Joe Liggins– Pink Champagne
- Little Richard– Tutti Frutti
- Percy Mayfield– Please Send Me Someone To Love
- Roy Milton– Information Blues
- Larry Williams – Bony Moronie
- Little Richard– Lucille
- Jesse And Marvin– Dream Girl
- Jimmy Liggins– Drunk
- Lloyd Price– Ain’t That A Shame
- Larry Williams – Short Fat Fannie
- Percy Mayfield– Lost Love (Baby Please)
- Lloyd Price– Oooh-Oooh-Oooh
- Roy Milton– Best Wishes
- Little Richard– Rip It Up
Released on yellow vinyl via the Craft Recordings site – limited edition of 500 copies.
#1940s #2021 #craftRecordings #JesseAndMarvin #JoeLiggins #LarryWilliams #LittleRichard #LloydPrice #PercyMayfield #RoyMilton #SpecialtyRecords #variousArtists #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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And here, is the Poet of the Blues himself, performing "Louisiana".