Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Williams (front, center) and the Zodiacs in 1960
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee, USA
GenresDoo-wop
LabelsHerald Records, Vee Jay Records, Excello Records (The Gladiolas)
Past membersMaurice Williams (deceased)
Henry Gaston (deceased)
Wiley Bennett
Charles Thomas
Albert Hill
Willie Morrow
Earl Gainey (deceased)

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were an American doo-wop/R&B vocal group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally the (Royal) Charms, the band changed its name to the Gladiolas in 1957 and the Excellos in 1958, before finally settling on the Zodiacs in 1959.

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