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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.
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Joe Billingslea, Al Chisholm, Gary Grier, Lyall Hoggart, Dwjuan Brock
- 1959–1968; 1971–present
2.2 Kompilationen. 2.3 Singles. 3 Quellen. 4 Weblinks. Mitglieder. Billy Gordon. Billy Hoggs. Joe Hoggs. Joe Billingslea. Sylvester Potts. Hubert Johnson. Huey Davis. Diskografie. Alben. 1962: Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) 1990: Flashback. Kompilationen. 1981: Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) 1989: Motown Vintage Gold.
3. Aug. 2020 · At a 1964 meeting with Berry Gordy, Jr., original members Joe Billingslea and Billy Hoggs along with Sylvester Potts announced they were quitting. A week later original member Hubert Johnson resigned, leaving Billy Gordon as the only original member of the group. Motown reconstructed the group as a quartet, adding Council Gay, Jerry Green and ...
In the fall of 1960, a recently-formed Detroit quintet calling themselves the Blenders – Billy Hoggs, Billy Gordon, Joe Billingslea, Hubert Johnson and Leroy Fair – auditions for Wes Higgins, who owns a local recording studio. They sing three songs, he likes one of them — but not the group, and they decline to give him the song. As they ...
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 ...
Bottom (L-R) Huey Davis, Billy Gordon However they did have five more clear the floor cause I gotta dance numbers: "Shake Sherry" (#21 R&B, 1963), "Can You Jerk Like Me??" (#15 R&B, 1965), "The Day When She Needed Me" #7 R&B, 1965), "First I Look At the Purse" (#12 R&B, 1965), and "Just a Little Misunderstanding" (#18 R&B, 1966).
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. Known for high-energy, acrobatic choreography, and stage antics, The Contours ...