外文名：The Capitols 国籍：美国 成员：Sam George 、Don Storball 、Richard Mitchell 团体人数：3 简介：The Capitols是一支美国灵魂三人组合，总部位于密歇根州底特律， 1966 年因他们的公告牌热门单曲《Cool Jerk》而广为人知。 从艺历程：Creators ofthe classic dance record "Cool Jerk," Detroit R&B trio theCapitols formed in 1962,comprising lead vocalist/drummer SamGeorge, guitarist Donald Norman Storball, and keyboardist RichardMitchell McDougall. Originally dubbed the Three Caps, the group wasperforming at a local teen dance headlined bysinger Barbara Lewiswhen they met Ollie McLaughlin, Lewis' producer and owner of theKaren record label; McLaughlin soon helmed the Capitols' 1963 debutsingle "Dog and Cat," but when the release went nowhere, the groupdissolved. Three years later, McLaughlin received a phone call from George, whotold him the Capitols had re-formed and that Storball had written apotential hit called "Cool Jerk" that capitalized on the current voguefor dance songs.McLaughlin quickly blocked out studio time, andalthough the horn section contracted for the date failed to show, theCapitols recorded the song anyway. lssued on Karen in the spring of1966, "Cool Jerk" cracked the pop Top Ten and hit number two on theR&B charts. But when the follow-ups "Zig Zaggin'" and "We Got a ThingThat's in a Groove" failed to match "Cool Jerk"'s success, the trio optedto write and record virtuallynothing but dance songs, resulting in aseries of lackluster efforts like 1967's "Cool Pearl" and the followingyear'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 "| Thought She Loved Me") before thegroup dissolved at the turn ofthe decade. While Storball later servedas a Detroit policeman, on March 17,1982 George was fatallystabbedin a domestic dispute; he was just 39 at the time of his death.