The hit ballad, which Williams also wrote, topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was later featured in the '80s classic "Dirty Dancing." Maurice Williams, the frontman of the doo-wop group the Zodiacs ...

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 Fame, into ...

Maurice Williams, an R&B singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the hit and oft-covered ballad “Stay,” died Aug. 6 at 86. The North ...

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 ...

*If you’re an aficionado of “old-school” music, we have sad news for you. Maurice Williams, the rhythm and blues singer and composer behind the timeless classic “Stay,” has died at the age of 86. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...