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 - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 30/06/2023
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por HHO em 03/10/2022
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Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs (Rerecorded)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Lançado por Suite 102 em 01/01/2009
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Stay (Mono Version)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/1961
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The Very Best of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Lançado por Platinum Collection em 05/07/2011
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Presenting Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Italy - Lançado por Universal Digital Enterprises em 12/08/1961
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs' This Feeling
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Lançado por Charly Records em 25/06/2006
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Stay (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Blues - Lançado por New World em 15/11/2017
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Stay (Digitally Remastered)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Blues - Lançado por Hully Gully em 15/11/2017
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Stay (Extended Version (Remastered))
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por Delta Music - GCM em 08/07/2022
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Rock - Lançado por Herald em 06/09/1960
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por Zodiac Records em 01/01/1961
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I Love You Baby
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Lançado por Good Old Times em 26/03/2013
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs At Their Best
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por StreamWorld Entertainment Classics em 14/07/1982
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Stay (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
R&B - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 02/06/2023
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Stay
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por Classic Records em 28/01/2011
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Great Vocal Groups
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Lançado por Play Digital em 21/04/2014
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At The Beach (Live in '65)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Rock - Lançado por Night Train International em 27/11/1995
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Mustang Sally
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por Dance Plant Records Inc em 27/03/2012
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Christmas with Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Soul - Lançado por SnailWorx em 01/11/2005
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How to Pick a Winner
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Pop - Lançado por GCM - Prime em 11/12/2020
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