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"Stay" is a doo-wop song written by Maurice Williams and first recorded in 1960 by Williams with his group the Zodiacs. [1] Commercially successful versions were later also issued by the Hollies , the Four Seasons and Jackson Browne .
Maurice Williams was born April 26, 1938, in Lancaster, South Carolina. [1] His first experience with music was in the church, where his mother and sister both performed. By the time he was six, Williams was performing regularly there. With his childhood friend Earl Gainey, Williams formed the gospel group the Junior Harmonizers.
Maurice Williams, the singer and songwriter best known for his seminal 1960 doo-wop hit “Stay,” died on Aug. 6. He was 86. Williams’ death was announced by the North Carolina Music Hall of ...
Maurice Williams, the frontman of the doo-wop group the Zodiacs and singer-songwriter behind their 1960 hit song "Stay," has died. He was 86. The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame announced ...
"She's Like the Wind" Single by Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser; from the album Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Vestron Motion Picture; B-side "Stay" (performed by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs)
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 ...
A writer and performer since childhood, Williams had been in various harmony groups when he and the Zodiacs began a studio session in 1960. They unexpectedly made history near the end with their recording of "Stay," which Williams had dashed off as a teenager a few years earlier. Over hard chants of "Stay!"
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