The Cables recorded one classic album and a handful of tracks for various producers. Fronted by the fragile yet assertive voice of Keble (sometimes Keeble) Drummond, the Cables arrived at Studio One in the late 60s. It was a terrifically fertile time for the label, and the producer Coxsone Dodd already had his hands full with the Heptones, Delroy Wilson, the Termites and a number of other acts. However, Drummond, whose first name provided the group with its name, supported by harmony singers Elbert Stewart (baritone) and Vince Stoddart (tenor), recorded a string of excellent singles for the label, including "Be A Man", "Love Is A Pleasure", "Baby Why" and "What Kind Of World". Dodd later collected them on the frustratingly short, but still excellent, What Kind Of World. The rhythm tracks were classics, later reused by Dodd for a slew of "versions" with other artists. However, the original cuts remain much prized by reggae enthusiasts today. By 1970 the Cables and Dodd had parted, and despite a few singles for other producers (J.J. Johnson, Harry J.), they failed to recapture their hit-making touch. Drummond went solo in 1972, but his career petered out within a few years.

Listen to The Cables at Finetune.

• Baby Why
• What Kind Of World
• Equal Rights

• Dennis Brown
• Alton Ellis
• Jimmy Cliff
• Toots And The Maytals
• The Heptones
• Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Gregory Isaacs
• Marcia Griffiths
• The Termites
• The Skatalites
• Black Uhuru
• Ken Boothe
• Delroy Wilson
• Burning Spear
• Freddie McGregor
• Peter Tosh
• Bob Marley
• Sugar Minott
• Desmond, Dekker & The Aces
• Cornell Campbell And The Eternals