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In 2005, Billy Hoggs, who left the Contours in 1964 to become a minister, made his first and only appearance since 1964, joining the Contours with Joe Billingslea for the taping of Motown: The Early Years for the Public Broadcasting System. This performance is occasionally rebroadcast on various PBS affiliates.
3. Aug. 2020 · Billy Gordon named the quartet "The Blenders". Almost immediately, Rollins was replaced with another friend of Hoggs named Leroy Fair. After singing together for a while, the group decided that adding a fifth member would round out the harmonies and complete the sound that Billingslea and Gordon were looking for. They added Hubert Johnson. By the fall of 1960, The Blenders believed they had ...
The Contours war eine amerikanische Gesangsgruppe, die 1958 in Detroit gegründet wurde. Die Gruppe, die zunächst als Quartett begonnen hatte, wurde von Jackie Wilson, dem Manager des Musiklabels Motown, empfohlen. 1961 bekam die Band dort einen Plattenvertrag. Die erste veröffentlichte Single Whole Lotta Woman war ein Flop.
Contours, The. Most famous for their song “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance),”The Contours formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1959 when Billy Gordon and Joe Billingslea, part of a group called the Majestics, decided to form their own group and placed a newspaper ad to find new members.
252. 11K views 6 years ago. Formed in Detroit in 1958, the Contours originally began life as a quartet called the Blenders. Lead singer Billy Gordon, Billy Hogg, Sylvester Potts, and Joe...
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29. Aug. 2021 · Founding member Hubert Johnson committed suicide on July 11, 1981, in Detroit at the age of 40. Joseph Stubbles died at age 56 in Detroit on February 5, 1998. Billy Gordon died in Detroit on May 10, 1999, at the age of 57. Huey Marvin Davis died on February 23, 2002, in Detroit at 63 while Leroy Fair died on December 9. 2004 at 62. Sylvester ...
The Contours. The Contours. (Top L-R) Billy Hoggs, Huey Davis, Hubert Johnson. (Bottom L-R) Sylvester Potts, Billy Gordon, Joe Billingslea. Most of Motown's top singing groups were meticulously groomed and impeccably synchronized. The Contours were uncouth and proud of it, bringing acrobatic energy to their at and splattering rough edges all ...
