The Contours
- MatchThe Contours
- 100%Eddie Holland
- 93%The Elgins
- 90%Kim Weston
- 69%Kenny Lattimore
- 64%Michel'le
- 61%The Marvelettes
- 59%Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 59%The Miracles
- 45%Brenda Holloway
- 45%Jimmy Ruffin
Biography
The Contours formed as an R&B vocal group in Detroit in 1959, featuring lead vocalist Billy Gordon, Billy Hoggs, Joe Billingslea and Sylvester Potts. Hubert Johnson (14 January 1941, d. 11 July 1981) joined the line-up in 1960, and it was his cousin Jackie Wilson who secured the group an audition and then a contract with Motown Records in 1961. Initial singles proved unsuccessful, but in 1962 the dance-orientated number Do You Love Me became one of the labels biggest hits... Read more