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Hit the Road Jack (arr Murtha)
Percy Mayfield (arr. Paul Murtha)
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General Info
Year: 1961 / 2001
Duration:
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Rock Band
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
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.
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.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Carlos Gama, Jr., conductor) - 26 June 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Hit the Road Jack (arr. Bernaerts) (1961/2005)
- Hit the Road Jack (arr. Murtha) (1961/2001)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Percy Mayfield." Accessed 23 June 2018
- Hit the Road Jack, Wikipedia Accessed 23 June 2018
- Mayfield, P.; Murtha, P. (2001). Hit the Road Jack [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.