The Capitols were an American, Detroit, Michigan-based soul trio, widely known in 1966 for their Billboard hit single "Cool Jerk". == Formation and disbandment == The R&B trio formed in 1962 as "The Three Caps," with Samuel George as the lead vocalist and drummer, Don Storball (birth name: Don Norman) on backup vocals and guitar, and Richard Mitchell (birth name: Richard McDougall) on backup vocals and keyboard. After playing predominantly small gigs, they were discovered by former Ann Arbor radio... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Cool Jerk - #2: We Got a Thing That's in the Groove - #3: I Got to Handle It - #4: Patty Cake - #5: Soul Brother, Soul Sister| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1966 | Dance the Cool Jerk | 134 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1966 | 134 | US 7 • US R&B 2 | MP3 | [Karen 1524] written by Donald Storball | |||
| 2. | 1966 | We Got a Thing | 28 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/1966 | 12 | US 74 • US R&B 49 | MP3 | [Karen 1525] written by Duke Browner | |||
| 2. | 11/1966 | 17 | US 65 • US R&B 26 | MP3 | [Karen 1526] written by Don Storball | |||
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