In 1960, THE CONTOURS, a group of five extremely talented young singers - Joe Billingslea, Billy Hoggs, Billy Gordon, Hubert Johnson and Leroy Fair, signed with Motown Records. THE CONTOURS charted eleven hits:
- 1962 - Do You Love Me (#1 R&B, #2 Hot 100, #3 Pop)
- 1963 - Shake Sherry (#21 R&B, #43 Pop)
- 1963 - Don't Let Her Be Your Baby (#64 Pop)
- 1964 - Can You Do It (#16 R&B, #41 Pop)
- 1964 - Can You Jerk Like Me?? (#15 R&B, #47 Pop)
- 1965 - The Day When She Needed Me (#37 R&B)
- 1965 - First I Look At the Purse (#12 R&B, #57 Pop)
- 1966 - Just a Little Misunderstanding (#18 R&B, #85 Pop)
- 1967 - It's So Hard Being a Loser (#35 R&B, #79 Pop)
- 1972 - Baby Hit and Run (Top 40 UK)
- 1988 - Do You Love Me [reissue] (#11Pop)
THE CONTOURS were Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees and have received the Smokey Robinson Heroes And Legends Award. They were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Walk of Fame outside Royal Oak's Metropolitan Musicafe.
Today, Joe Billingslea and THE CONTOURS include original member Joe Billingslea, 23-year member Charles Davis, 14-year veterans Gary Grier and Al Chisholm and new member Odell Jones. Their high energy show is a must-see.
Visit their MySpace page at
http://www.myspace.com/motowncontours.