The Contours

American band
Organization musical_group Q1433621
The Contours
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The Contours

Summary

The Contours is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Contours's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Contours's genre is rhythm and blues[4].
  • The Contours's record label is recorded as Motown[5].
  • The Contours's discography is recorded as The Contours discography[6].
  • The Contours's Commons category is recorded as The Contours[7].
  • The Contours's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Contours comprises Joe Billingslea[9].
  • The Contours comprises Sylvester Potts[10].
  • The Contours comprises Hubert Johnson[11].
  • The Contours comprises Joe Stubbs[12].
  • The Contours comprises Dennis Edwards[13].
  • January 1, 1959 marks the founding of The Contours[14].
  • The Contours's location of formation is recorded as Detroit[15].
  • The Contours's official website is recorded as http://www.thecontours.net/[16].
  • The Contours's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Contours'}[17].
  • The Contours's start of work period is recorded as 1959[18].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1959 marks the founding of The Contours[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Detroit[15].

Identity

The Contours's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17].

Why It Matters

The Contours ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Contours. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-contours
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-contours_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Contours}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-contours}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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