First I Look at the Purse has also been covered by David Bromberg, Rod Stewart, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, The Cortinas and Nashville Pussy. "First I Look at the Purse" was the last Contours hit featuring original lead Billy Gordon. It also features the renewed line-up of Contours, as several original members had left back in 1964. Shortly after its release, Gordon departed the group, and Motown, for good, due to personal problems. He was replaced with Joe Stubbs, brother of lead singer of fellow Motown group The Four Tops, Levi Stubbs. In the early 2000s, the Contours performed the song on the
Josh Levi (singer) Josh Levi (singer) Josh Levi (born Joshua Levi Bolden) is an American actor, singer, and dancer from Houston, Texas. Levi had a recurring role on television series Friday Night Lights, and was also a finalist on season 3 of the television series The X Factor. After he was eliminated, Levi returned to the show to participate with the top 12 of the competition. He made it to the final eight slots before elimination. Levi released a single, "Trying to Find You" in February 2014, and appeared at a DigiTour show in Dallas, Texas in June. He also performed at the