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 ...

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 ...

Growing up in church, Maurice Williams watched as his mother and sister performed regularly there. Sharing a love for music, by the time Williams was six, he was also in front of the church performing ...

*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 ...

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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 ...