hoped would include a hit. One of the last tracks that they recorded that day was "Stay", a song that Williams had written in 1953. Williams sang lead and Henry Gaston sang the counter-verse falsetto. After taking the demo of "Stay" to Al Silver at Herald Records in New York City, the song was pressed and released in early 1960. At 1:36, "Stay" is the shortest recording ever to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. At the end of 1963, the British band the Hollies recorded "Stay", which gave the group their debut Top Ten hit single in the UK, peaking at No.8 in January 1964, three years after the Zodiacs' version had peaked at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart (January 1961). Later versions of "Stay", by the Four Seasons (1963) and Jackson Browne (1978), reached the Top 20 in the U.S., each selling over one million copies in the United States alone. The inclusion of the Zodiacs' "Stay" on the soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing in 1987 led to the song selling more records than it had during its original release. A 1965 recording by the group, "May I", released by Vee Jay Records and Dee-Su Records, became, over the years, another million-selling record. Later life Williams continues to record, tour, and release music. He was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2010. He also made several performances for the PBS "Doo Wop 50" show series in 2001. Henry Gaston died on August 24, 2015. Discography 1960 singles: Stay; I Remember; Stay with Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (6-track EP) 1965 At the Beach 1997 Let This Night Last, produced and arranged by Ron Oates 2000 The 21-song album, Back To Basics, was produced and arranged by Ron Oates in Nashville, Tennessee. It contains re-recorded versions of "Stay" and "Little Darlin". See also List of doo-wop musicians List of artists who reached number one in the United States Vocal Group Hall of Fame List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States List of people from South Carolina References External links American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today (Jay Warner) Musical groups from South Carolina Williams, Maurice American pop music groups Vee-Jay Records artists Herald Records artists