The Jodimars was an band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958. The band was created by former members of 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: (real name Joey d'Ambrosio) (), (under the name "Dick Richards") ( and ), and (). Other members included (), (piano) and ().

During the summer of 1955, Lytle, Ambrose and Richards, who were paid on a set salary (as opposed to the other two Comets, pianist and steel guitar player , who were considered partners with Haley), requested a pay raise. According to the books Bill Haley by 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 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 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 '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 , Ambrose becoming a casino 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