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  2. Hit the Road Jack - Wikipedia

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    "Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961, [ 4 ] and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording , becoming one of Charles' signature songs .

  3. Percy Mayfield - Wikipedia

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    Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) [1] was an American rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles.

  4. Unhappily Ever After - Wikipedia

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    Beginning with the second season, the series' theme song was "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles; the song is a reference to Jennie kicking Jack out of the house. The opening is a sequence of bizarre events from the first season and the male vocals are lip-synced by Floppy while the female vocals are lip-synced by Jennie, Tiffany and Maureen for ...

  5. The Raelettes - Wikipedia

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    The Raelettes were an integral part of Charles' organization and provided backing vocals on various hits, such as "Night Time Is the Right Time" (1958), "What'd I Say" (1959) and "Hit the Road Jack" (1961). [2] In the early years, Margie Hendrix was the Raelette's foremost member.

  6. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969

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    Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During ...

  7. Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song) - Wikipedia

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    "Breakdown" was a song written and recorded for the band's debut album. Initially, the song had lead guitarist Mike Campbell with a distinct guitar lick being played only near the end of the song. While playing it back one night, Tom Petty and Dwight Twilley , a friend of Phil Seymour , were in the studio, and Twilley enjoyed it.

  8. Secret Santa gives thousands of dollars to North Carolina ...

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    Every year, this anonymous, wealthy businessman travels the country during the holidays, giving away about $100,000 in $100 bills.

  9. Blind Date (band) - Wikipedia

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    Most of the titles were composed by Koch and Baumgartner. Griffin wrote the music for three of the tracks and Amy & Elaine Goff wrote the lyrics. Both follow-up singles How Did You Get To Me and Hit the Road Jack flopped and the band broke up. Another remix of Hit the Road Jack was released in 1992, but with only moderate success.