As was confirmed by former Zodiacs member Ron Henderson Jr., Maurice Williams, the doo-wop legend behind 'Stay', has passed away aged 86.

Maurice Williams, who wrote and performed the shortest #1 hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 with the 1960 doo-wop classic “Stay,” has died. Ron Henderson, Williams’ former bandmate ...

Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs had just one top 40 hit on the Hot 100 – but, boy, what a hit. Their doo-wop classic “Stay” reached No. 1 in Nov. 1960.

Maurice Williams, singer behind 'Stay' and frontman of doo-wop group the Zodiacs, dies at 86 The hit ballad, which Williams also wrote, topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was later featured in the ...

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.

While helping the Zodiacs gain fame with songs like "Stay", singer Maurice Williams recently passed away at 86.

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 ...

Maurice Williams, who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the classic ballad “Stay,” has died.

Maurice Williams, the rhythm and blues singer and composer behind the timeless classic "Stay," has died at the age of 86.