Calypso/r&b act Jerry Jerome and The Cardells were the house band at The Regal Constellation Hotel in Rexdale, Ontario (where Jackie Mittoo's LP The Money Makers was recorded). It looks like Jerry Jerome was still performing with a version of The Cardells as recently as last year, but there just isn't much information about the band online. However, I can tell you that Jerome is also an arranger and instructor with The York Lions Steel Band.

This album's liner notes include a long essay extolling the virtues of The Regal Constellation, but unfortunately don't say much about the band aside from identifying its members:

Hurban Johnson - second steel drum, organ
Keith Buddle - cellos, steel drums, rhythm guitar, vocals
Eddy Hinds - bass steel drums, lead guitar
Jerry Jerome - tuner, arranger, bass guitar, lead steel drum, vocals
Talbot Blake - drums, vocals
Danley Ashby - congas, percussion, vocals

Most of this LP consists of pleasant but undistinguished renditions of calypso standards like "Shame And Scandal" and "Jamaica Farewell," but the three songs I'm posting here are straight-up reggae and r&b, arranged by Jerome with nary a steel drum to be heard. My favourite track might be the funky cover of Tower Of Power's "Don't Change Horses," with its soulful vocals and a stinging, economical guitar solo. The melodramatic ballad "Story Book Children" is a version of a Nancy Sinatra number with more nice work on vocals and lead guitar, and "Talking Blues" is a heavy reggae number (originally by Bob Marley) that might be as good as "Don't Change Horses."

Don't Change Horses
Story Book Children
Talking Blues