The Capitols
Wikimp3 information about the music of The Capitols. On our website we have 12 albums and 70 collections of artist The Capitols. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that The Capitols represents Pop genres.
Biography
[Edit]Creators of the classic dance record "Cool Jerk," Detroit R&B trio the Capitols formed in 1962, comprising lead vocalist/drummer Sam George, guitarist Donald Norman Storball, and keyboardist Richard Mitchell McDougall. Originally dubbed the Three Caps, the group was performing at a local teen dance headlined by singer Barbara Lewis when they met Ollie McLaughlin, Lewis' producer and owner of the Karen record label; McLaughlin soon helmed the Capitols' 1963 debut single "Dog and Cat," but when the release went nowhere, the group dissolved.
Three years later, McLaughlin received a phone call from George, who told him the Capitols had re-formed and that Storball had written a potential hit called "Cool Jerk" that capitalized on the current vogue for dance songs. McLaughlin quickly blocked out studio time, and although the horn section contracted for the date failed to show, the Capitols recorded the song anyway. Issued on Karen in the spring of 1966, "Cool Jerk" cracked the pop Top Ten and hit number two on the R&B charts. But when the follow-ups "Zig Zaggin'" and "We Got a Thing That's in a Groove" failed to match "Cool Jerk"'s success, the trio opted to write and record virtually nothing but dance songs, resulting in a series of lackluster efforts like 1967's "Cool Pearl" and the following year's "Afro Twist" (which even included "Cool Jerk '68" as its flipside). By the time the Capitols attempted to right the ship, it was too late — Karen issued three final singles (1968's "Ain't That Terrible" and 1969's "When You're in Trouble" and "I Thought She Loved Me") before the group dissolved at the turn of the decade. While Storball later served as a Detroit policeman, on March 17, 1982 George was fatally stabbed in a domestic dispute; he was just 39 at the time of his death.
Collections
Title: Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Talk to Me (Music from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sweet & Soulful 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: K-tel Classics
Title: Super Non-Stop Soul Dance
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 30 Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Millennium Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Destination Doo Wop Volume 10
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Doo Wop Desirables, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rare Doo Wop, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Goldisc Records from the Vault, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock & Roll Doo Wop Vol 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Oldies Doo Wop Essentials Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Collector's Doo Wop Classics Vol 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Goldisc Records from the Vault, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Simply Rock'n'Roll Vol. Four
Genre: Rock
Title: Soul Harmony Classics - Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Classic Soul Mix
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Remembering 1966
Title: 60's Soul - Tell It Like It Is
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 150 Rock 'N' Roll Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Vintage Jukebox Hits 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: Breaking Point: 20 Hard-Edged Beat Diamonds
Genre:
Title: Nothing Comes Easy / Breaking Point (Remastered)
Genre: Rock
Title: Drive-In Memories 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: They Sang in Pittsburgh
Genre: Pop
Title: 20th Century Rocks: 60's Soul - Tell It Like It Is
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 30 Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 30 Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds Vol. 9
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Essential Radio Hits of the 60s Volume 6
Genre: Rock
Title: 30 Rare Black Doo - Wop Sounds Vol. 41
Genre: Rap
Title: Night And The City (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Hits Soul (CD03)
Genre: Soul
Title: Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box Of '60s Soul
Genre: Soul
Title: Sweet Soul Music 1966
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Title: Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds Collection Vol. 41
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds Collection Vol. 09
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: Rare Black Doo-Wop Sounds Collection Vol. 02
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: Greatest Ever Mod (CD2)
Title: 60's Classics The Ultimate Collection (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: Best Ever - 60s Hits (CD1)
Title: Atlantic Gold - 100 Soul Classics (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: MOD The New Religion
Title: Mod Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: 100 Hits: Soul
Title: 60s Soul Sessions
Genre: Soul
Title: Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Non-Stop Soul Album
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Doing The James Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Cruisin' In The 60's (CD3)
Title: Move On Up - The Very Best Of Northern Soul (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Floorpackin' 2015
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Floorpackin' - 24 Northern Soul Floorpackers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Best Ever - 60s Hits 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Frat Party - Soul Music Edition (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Demain tout commence (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Rob Simonsen
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
