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 - Paru chez Cleopatra Records le 30 juin 2023
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Paru chez HHO le 3 oct. 2022
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Stay (Mono Version)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1961
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The Very Best of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Paru chez Platinum Collection le 5 juil. 2011
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Golden Oldies (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams, The Zodiacs, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Paru chez Essential Media Group le 7 oct. 2008
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Presenting Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Italie - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 12 août 1961
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Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs (Rerecorded)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Paru chez Suite 102 le 1 janv. 2009
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Stay (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Blues - Paru chez New World le 15 nov. 2017
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs' This Feeling
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Paru chez Charly Records le 25 juin 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 - Paru chez ACROBAT le 9 févr. 2015
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Stay (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Blues - Paru chez Hully Gully le 15 nov. 2017
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I Love You Baby
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Paru chez Good Old Times le 26 mars 2013
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Stay (Extended Version (Remastered))
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Paru chez Delta Music - GCM le 8 juil. 2022
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Rock - Paru chez Herald le 6 sept. 1960
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Paru chez Zodiac Records le 1 janv. 1961
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs At Their Best
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Paru chez StreamWorld Entertainment Classics le 14 juil. 1982
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Stay (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Paru chez Cleopatra Records le 2 juin 2023
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At The Beach (Live in '65)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Rock - Paru chez Night Train International le 27 nov. 1995
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Paru chez Classic Records le 28 janv. 2011
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Great Vocal Groups
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Paru chez Play Digital le 21 avr. 2014
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Mustang Sally
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Paru chez Dance Plant Records Inc le 27 mars 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo