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Cable CountryCable CountryCwmamanCwmaman in the Cynon Valleyin the Cynon Valley

Stuart CableStuart Cable was born herewas born here

NearNear--by is the town of Aberdareby is the town of Aberdare

Stuart Cable (19/5/1970 Stuart Cable (19/5/1970 –– 7/6/2010)7/6/2010)

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Early family life

• Stuart Cable has one brother called Paul

• His father died when he was 10

• He was raised by mother Mable

• Educated at Cwmaman Infants

• Learned to play drums at 16

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Early days & the Stereos

• The Stereos were contacted by Richard Branson

• Kelly Jones (front-man) got the phone call at his mother’s home

• He asked them to come to London to meet him

• The group signed a record and publishing contract

The Stereophonics L to R

Richard Jones – Bass

Kelly Jones – Vocals/Guitar

Stuart Cable - Drums

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It was a hard road

• Success did not come overnight as Stuart, Kelly and Richard travelled back and forth to London looking for a record deal

• They performed just about everywhere between their day time jobs

• They changed their name to The Stereophonics in 1996

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Fame & Fortune• In 1997 they released their first album ‘Word Gets

Around’ which entered the chart at number 6

• A few years later ‘Performance & Cocktails’ made Stuart and the band household names

• Word got around that Stuart was doing media work in 2002 affecting his commitment to the band

• The band recruited new drummer Javier Weyler

with it being time for Stuart to move on

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Before & after the Stereophonics

Stuart’s music career to date reads as follows:

• Vocals – NailBombs

• Drums – Stone Gods

• Drums – Stereophonics

• Drums – Killing for Company

• Stuart has also done TV & radio shows

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Other things matter• Stuart was sacked by the

band in 2003.

• Won a BAFTA for a voice part in ‘Colin’.

• Got his own TV show

‘Cable TV’.

• Had a radio show called

‘Cable Rock’.

• Formed new band ‘Killing

for Company’.

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The end of the road• He was found dead at 5am on 7/6/10

• After a heavy drinking at a local pub

and at home.

• Stuart was laid to rest in Aberdare on 20 June 2010.

• Over 5,000 people lined the streets of

Aberdare.

• His body arrived at St. Elvans church

in a horse-drawn hearse

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Reach for the sky!

Found dead at home on 7 June.2010

Released Autobiography in April.2009

Joined XFM South Wales in November. 2007

Co-hosted the Kerrang! Awards. 2006

Did TV series called ‘Cable Connects’.2005

Revealed he hated Kelly Jones.2004

Sacked by Stereophonics in November2003

Given own TV show ‘Cable TV’.2002

Wife Nicola gave birth to his son Cian Damen2001

Did Reading, Leeds, Glasgow three-site fest.2000

Played to a 50,000 stadium crowd in Swansea1999

Signed record deal with Richard Branson1997

Started playing the drums when he was 16.1986

Letting the good times roll.

New band: Killing for Company

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Image/audio sources

• Image of Stuart Cable by Rockhack.co.uk

• Cwmaman photo by Bev from geograph.org.uk

• Photo of Stereophonics by p_a_h

• Photo of Killing for Company by charmingman

• Photo of St Elvan’s Church by Ruth Sharville

• Audio clip from YouTube