Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
This R&B vocal group from Lancaster, South Carolina, USA, was led by Maurice Williams (b. 26 April 1938, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; pianist/songwriter). The hit record ‘Stay’, which went to number 3 R&B and number 1 pop in 1960, immortalized the Zodiacs as a one-hit-wonder group. (In the UK ‘Stay’ went to number 14 in 1961.) Williams, however, had a long history before and after the hit, forming his first group, the Gladiolas, in 1955. Besides Williams (b. 26 April 1938, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA), the group comprised Earl Gainey (tenor), William Massey (tenor/baritone), Willie Jones (baritone), and Norman Wade (bass). Their one hit for the Nashville-based Excello Records was ‘Little Darlin’’, which went to number 11 R&B and number 41 pop in 1957. The record was covered with greater success by the Canadian group, the Diamonds. In 1960 Williams formed the Zodiacs, comprising Wiley Bennett (tenor), Henry Gaston (tenor), Charles Thomas (baritone), Albert Hill (double bass), and Little Willie Morrow (drums).
After the unforgettable ‘Stay’ the group honoured themselves with many outstanding compositions, most notably ‘I Remember’ (number 86 pop in 1961), ‘Come Along’ (number 83 pop in 1961), and ‘May I’ (1966), but nothing close to a hit resulted. The latter song was re-recorded in 1969 by Bill Deal And The Rhondels who had a Top 40 national hit with it. The most frequently remade Williams song was ‘Stay’, which the Hollies in the UK (1963), the Four Seasons (1964), and Jackson Browne (1978) all placed on the charts. Its timeless lyric of teenage lust and angst has been passed through the decades: ‘Well your mama don’t mind, well your papa don’t mind’, leading to the punch line, ‘Oh won’t you stay, just a little bit longer’. During subsequent decades Williams sustained a career with a new group of Zodiacs, playing their classic catalogue to the Beach Music club circuit in the Carolinas.
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Courettes
R&B - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 30.06.2023
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Erschienen bei HHO am 03.10.2022
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Stay (Mono Version)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1961
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The Very Best of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Erschienen bei Platinum Collection am 05.07.2011
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Golden Oldies (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams, The Zodiacs, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 07.10.2008
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Presenting Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Italien - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 12.08.1961
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Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs (Rerecorded)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Erschienen bei Suite 102 am 01.01.2009
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Stay (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Blues - Erschienen bei New World am 15.11.2017
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs' This Feeling
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 25.06.2006
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Maurice Williams with The Gladiolas and The Zodiacs: The Complete Releases 1956-62
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Gladiolas
R&B - Erschienen bei ACROBAT am 09.02.2015
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Stay (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Blues - Erschienen bei Hully Gully am 15.11.2017
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I Love You Baby
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Erschienen bei Good Old Times am 26.03.2013
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Stay (Extended Version (Remastered))
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Erschienen bei Delta Music - GCM am 08.07.2022
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Rock - Erschienen bei Herald am 06.09.1960
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Erschienen bei Zodiac Records am 01.01.1961
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs At Their Best
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Erschienen bei StreamWorld Entertainment Classics am 14.07.1982
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Stay (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 02.06.2023
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Erschienen bei Classic Records am 28.01.2011
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Great Vocal Groups
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Erschienen bei Play Digital am 21.04.2014
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At The Beach (Live in '65)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Rock - Erschienen bei Night Train International am 27.11.1995
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Mustang Sally
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Erschienen bei Dance Plant Records Inc am 27.03.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo