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Joseph Billingslea, Jr. (born November 14, 1937) is an American singer and performer. He is most noted for being the lead singer and the founder of the R&B band The Contours in 1959. The Contours were best known for its 1962 hit single, "Do You Love Me".
Joe Billingslea (born November 14, 1937) and Billy Gordon founded a singing group called the Blenders in their native Detroit, Michigan in 1959. They completed the group with Billy Hoggs and Billy Rollins, who had responded to an ad placed in the local newspaper by Billingslea.
3. Aug. 2020 · About 1971, original member Joe Billingslea revived the group, playing a few dates here and there. By 1981, the group consisted of Joe Billingslea, former Contour Council Gay, Arthur Hinson, Martin ‘Beanie’ Upshire and C. Autry ‘Breeze’ Hatcher. The Contours began to play a lot more dates.
22. Juni 2014 · Singer and performer Joe Billingslea, Jr. was born on November 14, 1937 in Hamtramck, Michigan. Before his first birthday, his parents moved to Detroit, Michigan where he was raised. He sang with the boys' choir while attending Chadsey High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. While stationed in the ...
Joe Billingslea. Hubert Johnson. Sylvester Potts. Huey Davis, guitarist. The Contours recorded their first million-seller record in 1962, “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance).” Original group members included Joe Billingslea, Billy Gordon, Billy Hoggs, Hubert Johnson, and Sylvester Potts, who were signed by Berry Gordy in 1960.
Founded In. Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States. Members. A Motown Christmas. Billy Gordon (1959 – 1965) Billy Hoggs. Jerry Green. Joe Billingslea. Sylvester Potts. The Contours are an American rhythm & blues singing group.
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. Billy Hoggs answered the ad and brought along neighbor Billy Rollins.
