Cover of a Rockstar Records CD release picturing The Jodimars c.1956. Clockwise from top: Marshall Lytle, Joey Ambrose, Max Daffner, Dick Boccelli, Chuck Hess.

The Jodimars was an American rock and roll band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958. The band was created by former members of Bill Haley & His Comets who had quit that group in a salary dispute. The name of the group was derived from the first letters of the first names of the founding members: Joey Ambrose (real name Joey d'Ambrosio) (saxophone), Dick Boccelli (under the name "Dick Richards") (vocals and drums), and Marshall Lytle (string bass). Other members included Chuck Hess (guitar), Jim Buffington (piano) and Max Daffner (drums). Download high resolution version (722x710, 141 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (722x710, 141 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... Marshall Lytle (b. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Marshall Lytle (b. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

The group initially recorded for Capitol Records, scoring a few minor hits such as "Well Now Dig This" and "Let's All Rock Together." In 1956, the Jodimars became one of the first rock and roll acts to take up residence in Las Vegas showrooms. Soon after, they left Capitol and recorded for several smaller labels with no success. By 1958, the band had virtually broken up, though Lytle attempted to revive the group with a series of demo recordings later that year, though he was the only member of the core band to actually take part in the recordings (members of Ricky Nelson's band worked on the recording session instead) and they sat unreleased until 1995. Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // History The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ricky Nelson Ricky Nelson can also mean Ricky Nelson (wrestler) or Ricky Lee Nelson, baseball player. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

By the 1960s, the Jodimars were only a memory, with Lytle going into real estate, Ambrose becoming a casino pit boss in Las Vegas, and Boccelli/Richards becoming a stage and movie actor. In 1987, the band reunited for a series of concerts in conjunction with a simultaneous reunion of the original members of Bill Haley's Comets. Today, Lytle, Ambrose and Richards continue to tour the world as part of the Comets, but always make sure to include a couple of Jodimars songs in each show. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1961 to 1970, inclusive. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1963, the Beatles recorded a version of the Jodimars' "Clarabella" for BBC Radio, while the song "Well Now Dig This" inspired the name of the popular British music magazine, Now Dig This. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. ... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ...

Discography

• "Well Now, Dig This" / "Let's All Rock Together", Capitol Records F-3285, November 1955 * "Dancin' the Bop" / "Boom, Boom, My Bayou Baby", F3360, February 1956
• "Rattle My Bones" / "Lot'sa Love", F-3436, May 1956
• "Eat Your Heart Out Annie" / "Rattle Shakin' Daddy", F3512, August 1956
• "Clarabella" / "Midnight", F3588, November 1956
• "Cloud 99" / "Later", F3633, January 1957
• "Story Telling Baby" / "Shoo Sue (Get Away From Me)": President 1017, 02/1958
• "One Grain of Sand" / "Time (Is Endless): Milestone 2004, 1960, credited to "Marshall & Wes and the Jodimars" (Wes being Wes Buchanan)

Additional recordings exist from a demo session in 1955 ("Flip, Flop and Fly", "Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie" (written by Bill Haley) and "The Big Beat". All but the latter were released in 1994; "Big Beat" remains unreleased. In 1958, Lytle recorded "Hip Shakin' Baby", "Be My Love Tonight", "Honey Baby", and "Bring Along Your Lovin'" with Ricky Nelson's band as The Jodimars but these recordings also were not released until 1994. A Jodimars cover version of "Dim Dim the Lights" is also known to exist. Bill Haley, with his band, the Comets, was one of the first rock and roll acts to tour the United Kingdom. ...

Two compilation albums of Jodimars recordings exist: Well Now Dig This, first released in 1970 then in 1979 and finally in 1989 by the Bulldog Records label, and Let's All Rock Together on the Rockstar Records label in 1994.

See also

• Bill Haley & the Comets