​A move into the country and western/bigband genres was hardly a safe move for Ray Charles

​Percy Mayfield wrote and recorded 'Hit The Road Jack' in 1960. The track was subsequently stock piled as another acapella demo

Yeah the lyric is pretty middling at times, but the delivery makes it all feel genuine and helps this one rise above

​Originally written by Bobby Sharp who due to his heroin addiction sold the track for the measly sum of $50