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The Contours were one of the early African-American soul singing groups
signed to Motown Records.The group is best known for its singular Billboard
Top 10 hit, "Do You Love Me," a song that peaked twice in the Top 20.
History
Establishment and "Do You Love Me" Joe Billingslea, Billy Gordon, Billy
Hoggs, and Billy Rollins founded a singing group called The Blenders in
their native Detroit, Michigan in 1959. The group soon added Leroy Fair (in
place of Billy Rollins) and bass singer Hubert Johnson and changed the name
to The Contours. In the fall of 1960, the group auditioned for Berry
Gordy's Motown Records. Gordy turned the act down, prompting the group to
pay a visit to the home of Johnson's cousin, R&B star and Gordy associate
Jackie Wilson. Wilson in turn got The Contours a second audition with
Gordy, at which they sang the same songs they had at the first audition,
the same way, and were sign
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