Has to be Maurice Williams with "STAY" everyman and his dog has recorded this song, it's been used in adverts, films you name it, it's been used.

Lucky old Maurice wrote the song in 1960 and lived a comfortable life off the mass of royalties the song earned over the years, has any other obscure artist been so lucky? All his other attempts disappeared without trace only to be found by us soulies.

Has to be Maurice Williams with "STAY" everyman and his dog has recorded this song, it's been used in adverts, films you name it, it's been used.

Lucky old Maurice wrote the song in 1960 and lived a comfortable life off the mass of royalties the song earned over the years, has any other obscure artist been so lucky? All his other attempts disappeared without trace only to be found by us soulies.

Richard Berry - Louie Louie ??? Big time for the Kingsmen - I think he got royalties thru outhis life.

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Richard Berry - Louie Louie ??? Big time for the Kingsmen - I think he got royalties thru outhis life.

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Rich

I thought the opposite, and that he only got them just before his death?

Has to be Maurice Williams with "STAY" everyman and his dog has recorded this song, it's been used in adverts, films you name it, it's been used.

Lucky old Maurice wrote the song in 1960 and lived a comfortable life off the mass of royalties the song earned over the years, has any other obscure artist been so lucky? All his other attempts disappeared without trace only to be found by us soulies.

Maurice Williams started out as lead vocalist for the Gladiolas in 1957. Their biggest US hit, written by Maurice Williams, was "Little Darlin'", on the Excello label. As was common practice at the time, to make black American records appeal to a white market (typical pre-Civil Rights bigotry), it was covered by the Diamonds, and was a Top 10 hit for them that year on both sides of the Atlantic.

I should imagine that the bulk of his royalties would be made up from both "Stay" and "Little Darlin'", as the Diamonds' version has been re-issued to death in various forms all over the world.

Edited February 21, 200619 yr by Gene-R

Maurice Williams started out as lead vocalist for the Gladiolas in 1957. Their biggest US hit, written by Maurice Williams, was "Little Darlin'", on the Excello label. As was common practice at the time, to make black American records appeal to a white market (typical pre-Civil Rights bigotry), it was covered by the Diamonds, and was a Top 10 hit for them that year on both sides of the Atlantic.

I should imagine that the bulk of his royalties would be made up from both "Stay" and "Little Darlin'", as the Diamonds' version has been re-issued to death in various forms all over the world.

Yes "little Darlin" has been re-issued but "STAY" must have been the bread winner by a long shot.