Clarabella - Musik

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 . During The Summer Of 1955 Lytle Ambrose And Richards Who Were Paid On A Set Salary As Opposed To The Other Two Comets Pianist Johnny Grande And Steel Guitar Player Billy Williamson Who Were Considered Partners With Haley Requested A Pay Raise. According To The Books Bill Haley By John Swenson And Sound And Glory By John W. Haley And John Von Hoelle Their Request Was Denied By Either Haley's Management Or By Haley Himself Accounts Vary . During That Summer Unknown To Haley The Trio Recruited A Couple Of Other Musicians And Recorded A Few Demo Tapes -- Including A Version Of A Haley Composition "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie". This Won The Group A Recording Contract With Capitol Records And The Group Subsequently Resigned From The Comets Although According To Swenson They Agreed To Help Train The Replacement Musicians. The Group's First Recordings On Capitol Came Out In Late 1955 And The Band Scored 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 1994. 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. In 1989 Johnny Hale Brought The Original Comets To The UK As Part Of His Brean Sands Rock 'n' Roll Weekender. The Jodimars Joey Dick And Marshall Were Backed By Three Members Of The UK Group The Stargazers Pete Davenport On Lead Guitar Chris Gardner On Piano And Ricky Lee Brawn On Drums In A Set Which Included The Capitol Album In Its Entirety Plus A Few Other Later Jodimars' Numbers And Was Followed By A Set As "The Original Comets". This Remains The Only Billed Appearance By The Jodimars Since The 1960s. 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. As Of The Summer Of 2006 The Trio Remain The Only Members Of The 1954-55 Comets Actively Performing Following The Death Of Johnny Grande And The Retirement Of Franny Beecher Although 85-Year-Old Beecher Is Scheduled To Rejoin The Comets In 2007 . In 1963 The Beatles Recorded A Version Of The Jodimars' "Clarabella" For The Pop Go The Beatles Program For BBC Radio Which Appeared On The Apple/Parlophone/Capitol Album Live At The BBC The Beatles Album In 1994 While The Song "Well Now Dig This" Inspired The Name Of The Popular British Music Magazine Now Dig This. Discography * "Well Now Dig This" / "Let's All Rock Together" Capitol Records F-3285 November 1955 * "Dance The Bop" Also Issued As "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 1958 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" Which Was Also A Hit For Haley And The Comets Is Also Known To Exist But Has Never Been Released. Two Compilation Albums Of Jodimars Recordings Exist Well Now Dig This First Released In 1970 Then In 1979 And Finally In 1989 As A CD By The Bulldog Records Label France And Let's All Rock Together On The UK Rockstar Records Label In 1994 Which Included The First Release Of The 1955 And 1958 Demo Recordings. read less