The Contours var en amerikansk rhythm and blues, rock och soul-grupp, bildad i Detroit, Michigan i slutet på 1950-talet,The Contours på Rate Your Music som fick en stor hit med låten "Do You Love Me" år 1962.Biografi av Steve Huey på allmusic.com Låten blev en populär cover, och fick en sorts återfödning i och med att den var med i filmen Dirty Dancing på 1980-talet. Många medlemmar i det forna Contours är idag avlidna.The Contours på Soul Walking
Medlemmar The Blenders (1958–1960)The Contours biografi på The Contours with Joe Billingslea's webbplats Joe Billingslea (1958–1960) Billy Gordon (1958–1960) Billy Hoggs (1958–1960) Billy Rollins (1958) Leroy Fair (1958–1960) Hubert Johnson (1960; död 1981)
The Contours (1960–1969, 1971–2004) Joe Billingslea (1960–1964, 1971–2004) Billy Gordon (1960–1965; död 1999) Billy Hoggs (1960–1964) Leroy Fair (1960–1961; död 2004) Hubert Johnson (1960–1964; död 1981) Benny Reeves (1961) Sylvester Potts (1961–1964, 1965–1969, 1984–2004) Council Gay (1964–1969, 1971–1984) Jerry Green (1964–1969) Alvin English (1964–1965) Joe Stubbs (1965–1966, död 1998) Dennis Edwards (1966—1968) Arthur Hinson (1971–1984, 1987–1990) Martin Upshire (1971–1988) C. Autry Hatcher (1971–1987) Charles Davies (1984–2004) Darell Nunlee (1988–1993) Al Chisholm (1993–2004) Gary Grier (1993–2004)
The Contours with Joe Billingslea (2004– ) Joe Billingslea (2004– ) Charles Davis (2004– ) Al Chisholm (2004– ) Gary Grier (2004– ) Odell Jones (2006– ) Dupree Sims (2004–2006)
The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts (2004–2014)Biografi på The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts' webbplats Sylvester Potts (2004–2014; död 2017) Tony Womack (2004–2014) Kim Green (2004–2014) Tee Turner (2011–2014)
Diskografi Studioalbum 1962 – Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) 1974 – Baby Hit And Run 1990 – Flashback 2000 – A New Direction
EP 1965 – Dance the Jerk (delad EP med The Miracles) 1965 – The Contours
Singlar 1960 – "The Mission" / "I Found Love" 1961 – "I'm So Glad" / "Yours Is My Heart Alone" 1961 – "Whole Lotta Woman" / "Come on and Be Mine" 1961 – "The Stretch" / "Funny" 1962 – "Do You Love Me" / "Move Mr. Man" 1962 – "Shake Sherry" / "You Better Get in Line" 1963 – "Don't Let Her Be Your Baby" / "It Must Be Love" 1963 – "Pa I Need a Car" / "You Get Ugly" 1964 – "Can You Do It" / "I'll Stand by You" 1964 – "Can You Jerk Like Me" / "That Day When She Needed Me" 1965 – "First I Look at the Purse" / "Searching for a Girl" 1966 – "Just a Little Misunderstanding" / "Determination" 1967 – "It's So Hard Being a Loser" / "Your Love Grows More Precious Everyday" 1972 – "Do You Love Me?" / "Shake Sherrie" 1974 – "Baby Hit and Run" / "Can You Jerk Like Me" 1989 – "Face up to the Fact" 1991 – "Running in Circles" 1992 – "Look Out for the Stop Sign"
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Officiell webbplats (The Contours with Joe Billingslea) Officiell webbplats (The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts)
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