The Ray Charles version of “Hit the Road Jack” takes me back. On most of the family vacations of my youth, we hit the road, and I eventually made it through the entire lower forty-eight via car. As for Ray Charles, blindness and heroin addiction aside, he revolutionized American music. “Hit the Road Jack” topped the Billboard Hot 100 on October 9, 1961 and won a Grammy award for the Best Rhythm and Blues recording.
And Becca Krueger, well, she has some balls to remake this one. She recorded in 2013, and I love the way she pulls it off.
It’s another Monday, my friends. Do you have what it takes to Remake it?
Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope 
Great song no doubt! And that is really a wonderful cover 😊👌👍 Thank you🙏💖
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I’m a fan of both and happy you enjoyed a great start to the week!
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Definitely a golden oldie. The version I recall most (other that Ray’s) was done by the Stampeders. I love Becca’s version. Thanks for sharing Crystal. Allan
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I’m pretty sure the one in our 8-track back in the 70s was the Stampeders version with Wolfman Jack. I definitely remember that one. Thanks for tuning in, Allan!
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I like these posts of yours… it’s an introduction to a world I’ve never met.
Sunshine and sparkles 💕🐬
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Cool! Great to know the links are working on your side of the world! 🌞✨💕
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💕💕💕
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Love both versions.
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Me, too. Thanks for visiting.
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I nominated you for the Liebster award. I hope it’s not an imposition. Big smile for you. I love your posts.
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Awww! Thanks, Bryan! I’ll do my best. I appreciate you!
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Thank you Crystal!
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A jazz fan and once a saxophone player a time way long ago!
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I wanted to play sax, but my family already owned a flute, so…let’s just say, my career as a flautist was cut short. I still love jazz.
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Yes. A Flautist that was basically a Saxist at heart! It all in the embouchure!
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The fingerings are the same. Side note: the band director let me play drums if I wouldn’t quit band. That was ninth grade and too late to catch up with the rest of the drum section, so I played bass drum. Needless to say, my drummer career was even shorter.
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Also did play drums:
https://getthemysteriousblogger.com/2020/07/27/i-was-a-teenage-hobo/
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😂
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Wonderful cover of a great earlier performance. Perhaps the tension didn’t do it any harm
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Hello Derrick! Perhaps you’re right. The pressure is on to keep finding most excellent covers.
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Well I learned something new about Ray Charles today. I don’t really get why this was so brave of a cover song. I did like her voice though. So much tough competition out there in country music, so many talented voices. I often prefer the originals, they have a hold on me, for example the character of Rooster Cogburn belongs only to John Wayne, and I liked the second one also with Katherine Hepburn, some wonderful lines in that movie. Enjoyed my visit to you today Crystal. – David
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Hi David! I think Becca is brave for taking on a legend and an award-winning song, but she does it with amazing style.
I feel a Rooster Cogburn post in your future. Top Ten True Grit lines? Thanks for visiting today! Take care!
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I like that idea, but maybe 10 is too much? some great lines in those movies!
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I almost said five. Even a top three is good.
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I absolutely love how you brought these classics up as a lead in to remakes because that’s how my days seem to go lately. I can hardly keep track of the days as they all seen the same! Maybe a road trip would shake things up for me? Great post, love the trek back in time, C
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These days do run together, and now I have a reason to look forward to Mondays. I highly suggest you Hit the Road, Cheryl. 😁 Maybe an upcoming Monday day trip? I have a few songs for your playlist.
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Very cool indeed.
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Thanks, Nico! I dig both of these.
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The Ray Charles version of “Hit the Road Jack” also took me back to my younger days. It was a hit in my native land, then known as British Guiana.
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Did you happen to see the movie Ray? It’s so good!
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Ms Krueger’s voice is lovely and her delivery is sultry and wonderful!
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I believe she is only 22, and that recording is 7 years old. She blows me away. Thrilled to introduce you!
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I grew up on Ray Charles. No one else like him!
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Just amazing! Thanks for the visit, dw!
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Ray Charles is awesome. My cousin worked in a call centre when she left college, and took a call from him one day 🙂
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Ha! A brush with fame. Thanks for stopping by, Jonathan!
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That song brings me back to my childhood. I remember belting out the words, for some reason. Thanks for sharing, Crystal. 🙂
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You weren’t alone, Mark. I did, too. 😂
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Nothing compares (exactly) to the original, but Krueger’s version really grew on me. It excites the imagination!
Especially love when Becca’s manager (or whoever he is) told her off for getting behind schedule. Which made her stop, reflect for a moment, and then go at it with a renewed vigor.
I’m not that gullible. It very well may have been a contrivance, creating a foil to give the tension, the expectation, a sparkling boost. I mean, the exchange did make the “official” video, leading to a suspicion it was staged, at least to some degree.
No matter – I still love it!.
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Ha! His acting is pretty bad/unnecessary. She makes up for it. I’m happy you share my Becca Krueger love! ❤️
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Thanks for sharing!!.. I like both videos… 🙂 today (and everyday) will soon become a memory, I am not going to remake today but start a new day tomorrow… “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last chapter.” (Author Unknown )… 🙂
Hope all is well in your part of the universe and all your tomorrows are filled with happiness… 🙂
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That’s beautiful, Dutch! I love this perspective. Thank you!
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I needed a little musical diversion to my morning . . . perfect!
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Perfect! Sometimes all we need is a song or two.
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