The Jodimars
| The Jodimars | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rockabilly , rock 'n' roll |
| founding | 1955 |
| resolution | 1959 |
| Founding members | |
| Marshall Lytle († 2013) | |
| Joey Ambrose | |
| Dick Richards († 2019) | |
| Charlie Hess (until 1956) | |
| Jim Buffington (until 1956) | |
| Bob Simpson | |
| former members | |
| Max Daffner (1956–1957) | |
The Jodimars were an American rock 'n' roll band founded in 1955 .
history
The band was formed by members of Bill Haley 's Comets after a pay dispute . The group's name was derived from the first letters of the first names of the founding members Joey D'Ambrosio , Dick Richards and Marshall Lytle .
Since Dick Richards took over the vocals, contrary to his position with the Comets , Jim Buffington was hired as drummer. The band got a record deal with Capitol Records . The group's releases failed to hit the charts despite Well Now Dig This was # 6 on Capitol Records' best-selling records in November 1955. In 1956 Buffington and Simpson left the band. A new drummer was found in Max Daffner, who made his debut in April 1956 during the Easter Jubilee of Stars hosted by Alan Freed at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn . During this ten-night guest show, Richards also played a second drum kit at times. After a few evenings, the band was asked to tone down their wild stage show a bit, as the organizers feared riots among the young people.
In May 1956, the Jodimars appeared on both Alan Freed's television shows and Kate Smith's . Since the group had still not managed to land a hit, they took an engagement at the Hacienda Lounge casino in Las Vegas . Here the band sometimes appeared in white gorilla costumes. The Jodimars gave their last nightly performances between 1957 and 1958 at Harold's Club in Reno after their record contract with Capitol was not renewed. At the beginning of 1958 Daffner was exchanged for a local musician.
The last single was released in 1958 on President Records .
In 1959, the group broke up to reunite in 1987 as Bill Haley's Original Comets and go on tour again.
The Beatles played the Jodimars track Clarabella during a recording for the BBC in 1963 , which was released on the 1994 album Live at the BBC .
Discography
- 1955: Well Now, Dig This / Let's All Rock Together
- 1956: Dancin 'the Bop / Boom, Boom My Bayou Baby
- 1956: Rattle Shakin 'Daddy / Eat You Heart Out Annie
- 1956: Lot'sa Love / Rattle My Bones
- 1956: Clarabella / Midnight
- 1956: Cloud 99 / Later
- 1956: Rattle Shakin 'Daddy / Eat You Heart Out Annie
- 1958: Shoo-Sue / Story Telling Baby
Web links
- The Jodimars at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liner Notes from the album by Hugh McCallum (President of the official Bill Haley Fan Club)
- ↑ Band biography on rockabillyhall.com
- ↑ Band introduction on fifties-lovers.net
- ↑ Single releases on discogs.com
- ↑ Biography on billhaley.co.uk
- ↑ Song information on beatlesbible.de