The Cables
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The Cables are a Jamaican rocksteady and early reggae vocal trio best known for their soulful harmonies and classic recordings for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in the late 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cables canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11140811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cables Context triple: [Studio One, recordedWith, The Cables]
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A.
The Throngs
The Throngs is an alternative English title for the film or work commonly known as The Crowds.
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B.
The Amps
The Amps were a mid-1990s indie rock side project led by Kim Deal of The Breeders, known for their lo-fi sound and the album "Pacer."
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C.
Neon Boys
Neon Boys was an early 1970s New York City proto-punk band that served as a precursor to the influential group Television.
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D.
The Irons
The Irons is a popular nickname for West Ham United Football Club, a professional football team based in East London that competes in the English football league system.
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E.
The Pips
The Pips were an American vocal group best known as the longtime backing singers and collaborators for soul legend Gladys Knight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cables Target entity description: The Cables are a Jamaican rocksteady and early reggae vocal trio best known for their soulful harmonies and classic recordings for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in the late 1960s.
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A.
The Throngs
The Throngs is an alternative English title for the film or work commonly known as The Crowds.
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B.
The Amps
The Amps were a mid-1990s indie rock side project led by Kim Deal of The Breeders, known for their lo-fi sound and the album "Pacer."
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C.
Neon Boys
Neon Boys was an early 1970s New York City proto-punk band that served as a precursor to the influential group Television.
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D.
The Irons
The Irons is a popular nickname for West Ham United Football Club, a professional football team based in East London that competes in the English football league system.
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E.
The Pips
The Pips were an American vocal group best known as the longtime backing singers and collaborators for soul legend Gladys Knight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican musical group
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reggae group ⓘ rocksteady group ⓘ vocal trio ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Studio One house band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| distributionLabel | Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
early reggae
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reggae ⓘ rocksteady ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Elbert Stewart
NERFINISHED
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Kethen "Keith" Dawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Stoddart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSongTheme |
romantic relationships
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social commentary ⓘ |
| hasRecordingFormat |
7-inch single
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LP album ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American soul music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the transition from rocksteady to reggae
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tight ensemble harmonies ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| musicalEra |
early reggae era
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rocksteady era ⓘ |
| notableAlbum | What Kind of World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic late-1960s recordings for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
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soulful vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Baby Why"
NERFINISHED
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"Cheer Up" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Last Chance" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Love Is a Pleasure" NERFINISHED ⓘ "What Kind of World" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfScene | 1960s Jamaican rocksteady scene ⓘ |
| performanceType | vocal harmony group ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Clement "Coxsone" Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Studio One, Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Studio One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | three-part harmony ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cables Description of subject: The Cables are a Jamaican rocksteady and early reggae vocal trio best known for their soulful harmonies and classic recordings for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in the late 1960s.
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