1. Cable Country
Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley
Stuart Cable was born here
Near-by is the town of Aberdare
Stuart Cable (19/5/1970 – 7/6/2010)
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2. 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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Key Skills Project.

3. Early days & the Stereos
• The Stereos were
contacted by Richard
Branson
• Kelly Jones (front-man)
got the phone call at his The Stereophonics L to R
mother’s home Richard Jones – Bass
Kelly Jones – Vocals/Guitar
• He asked them to come to Stuart Cable - Drums
London to meet him
• The group signed a record
and publishing contract
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Key Skills Project.

4. 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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Key Skills Project.

5. 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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Key Skills Project.

6. 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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Key Skills Project.

7. 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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Key Skills Project.

8. 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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Key Skills Project.

9. Reach for the sky!
1986 Started playing the drums when he was 16.
1997 Signed record deal with Richard Branson
1999 Played to a 50,000 stadium crowd in Swansea
2000 Did Reading, Leeds, Glasgow three-site fest.
2001 Wife Nicola gave birth to his son Cian Damen
2002 Given own TV show ‘Cable TV’.
Letting the good times roll.
2003 Sacked by Stereophonics in November
2004 Revealed he hated Kelly Jones.
2005 Did TV series called ‘Cable Connects’.
2006 Co-hosted the Kerrang! Awards.
2007 Joined XFM South Wales in November.
2009 Released Autobiography in April.
2010 Found dead at home on 7 June.
New band: Killing for Company
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Key Skills Project.

10. 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
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Key Skills Project.