Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were an American doo-wop/R&B vocal group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally the Charms, the band changed its name to the Gladiolas in 1957 and the Excellos
Williams (front, center) and the Zodiacs in 1960
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The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville, Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt, and
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
…a No. 11 hit on the Billboard R&B chart in 1957, but only reached number 41 on Billboard's Top 100. However, when it was covered by the Canadian group the Diamonds, it moved up to No. 2. Williams finished high school and while on the road with the band, their station wagon broke down in Bluefield, West Virginia…
The Diamonds in 1957