On this day in 1960, “The Genius Hits The Road”, a new album by Ray Charles was released. It included a little tune called “Georgia On My Mind”.

On this day in 1961, Ray Charles’ single of “Hit The Road Jack” hit #1 on the pop singles chart.

Today’s show features music performed by Ray Charles

On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky