The digital release of the chart-topping 1961 song, ”Hit The Road Jack" kicks off the 90th birthday celebrations for Ray Charles. Listen now: idol.lnk.to/soul Learn more about the ultimate Ray Charles collection: raycharlesstore.com "Hit The Road Jack" was released in August 1961 and hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It won a Grammy award for Best R&B recording, was number one on the R&B Sides chart for five weeks, and was Ray's sixth number one on that chart. The song is ra