Contours

About Contours

"In the summer of 1962, the Contours hit the jackpot with the Berry Gordy-penned classic "Do You Love Me." This tune became the group's biggest hit as well as Motown's fastest-climbing hit of all time. Within two weeks of its release, "Do You Love Me" became the #2 record in the nation as well as the group's first gold record. The ensuing years brought forth such Contours hits as "Shake Sherrie," "Can You Do It," "Jerk Like Me," "Just a Little Misunderstanding," and "First I Look at the Purse." Today, under the leadership of original members Joe Billingslea and Sylvester Potts, the Contours are centerstage once again. Their high energy Motown show encompasses all the spirit that made these wonderful "Motown Revues" so popular back in the 1960s. Much of the resurgence in the Contours' popularity has to do with the 1988 Academy Award-winning film, Dirty Dancing. "Do You Love Me" became so popular that it gave birth to an international tour lasting 10 months."