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The Contours

Formed: 1958 in Detroit, MI

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Styles: Motown, Soul, Early R&B, Frat Rock, Early Pop/Rock

Group Members: Dennis Edwards, Joe Billingslea, Billy Gordon, Billy Hogg, Hubert Johnson, Sylvester Potts, Huey Davis

Biography: The Contours are widely remembered for their 1962 smash "Do You Love Me?," one of the early hits that helped put Motown on the map. Yet they aren't always associated with their contribution to the label; they were one of the roughest, hardest R&B groups Berry Gordy ever signed, and their sound simply ...Read full biography

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Do You Love Me

Released: 1962

Label: Motown

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The first LP released on Gordy Records is also the Contours' first and only regular album release on Motown; a later collection also titled Do You Love Me was a greatest-hits compilation. This is worth ...Read full review

A New Direction

Released: 2000

Label: The Orchard

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Kicking out this CD a cappella with the mellow "Prelude (A New Direction)," these revamped Contours bare no similarities (except for two original members) to the energetic, rambunctious lads who first ...Read full review

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