At barely over 1 minute, 30 seconds, "Stay" was among the shortest chart-toppers of the rock era. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart in 1960 and was the Zodiacs’ only major success. By The ...

Growing up in church, Maurice Williams watched as his mother and sister performed regularly there. Sharing a love for music, by the time Williams was six, he was also in front of the church performing ...

Maurice Williams and the Zodiac's hit was covered by many artists, and featured in 'Dirty Dancing' Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Maurice Williams, the lead singer of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs and the songwriter behind their 1960 hit “Stay,” died Aug. 6, according to an announcement from the North Carolina Music Hall of ...

Maurice Williams, the lead singer of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, died Tuesday at the age of 86. No cause was given Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, Williams went on to form his first group, ...

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NEW YORK — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the classic ballad “Stay,” has died. He was 86 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music's great one-shot acts with the classic ballad "Stay," has died. He ...