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 ...

Maurice Williams and the Zodiac's hit was covered by many artists, and featured in 'Dirty Dancing' Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

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 ...