The Contours

The Contours
The Contours. From left to right: Huey Davis (guitarist), Hubert Johnson, Billy Gordon, Billy Hoggs, Joe Billingslea, and Sylvester Potts.
The Contours. From left to right: Huey Davis (guitarist), Hubert Johnson, Billy Gordon, Billy Hoggs, Joe Billingslea, and Sylvester Potts.
Background information
OriginDetroit, Michigan, United States
GenresR&B, soul
Years active1959–1968; 1971–present
LabelsMotown
MembersJoe Billingslea
Al Chisholm
Gary Grier
Lyall Hoggart
Dwjuan Brock
Past membersBilly Gordon
Billy Hoggs
Billy Rollins
Hubert Johnson
Leroy Fair
Sylvester Potts
Council Gay
Jerry Green
Alvin English
Joe Stubbs
Dennis Edwards
Arthur Hinson
Darrell Nunlee
Martin Upshire
C. Autry Hatcher
Odell Jones
Charles Davis

The Contours is one of the early American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. The group is best known for its classic chart-topping 1962 hit, "Do You Love Me", which sold over 1 million copies and became a major hit again in 1988.


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