The Cables

Formed during the late 1960s, the Cables stood as a quintessential Jamaican rocksteady harmony trio featuring Keeble Drummond, Elbert Stewart, and Vince Stoddard. Although the group delivered some of the strongest material in the style, its members remained severely under-recorded overall. The trio took its name from Drummond’s given name, at times spelled Keble. They first released the single “Good Luck to You” under producer Sonia Pottinger, then shifted in 1968 to sessions with Coxsone Dodd at the celebrated Studio One facility. There the Cables laid down the notable singles “Baby Why” and “What Kind of World,” together with roughly a dozen additional compelling tracks, every one of which appears on the group’s sole album, What Kind of World. After parting ways with Dodd in 1970, the Cables worked briefly with both J.J. Johnson and Harry J before disbanding in 1972. Drummond later launched a solo career that met with scant success. At their height the Cables rivaled any of Jamaica’s leading vocal trios, making their recordings essential listening for devotees of the genre.