Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

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Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Williams (front, center) and the Zodiacs in 1960
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres	Doo-wop
Labels	Herald Records, Vee Jay Records, Excello Records (The Gladiolas)
Past members	Maurice Williams (deceased) Henry Gaston (deceased) Wiley Bennett Charles Thomas Albert Hill Willie Morrow Earl Gainey

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.^[1]