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BIOGRAPHY
The Treniers were an American R&B and jump blues musical group led
by identical twins Cliff and Claude Trenier.
They were originally billed as The Trenier Twins, who performed alongside
the Gene Gilbeaux Quartet, but shortened their name to The Treniers when
Gilbeaux and other musicians became integral members of the group.
Besides the Trenier brothers, group members included Don Hill on
saxophone, Shifty Henry and later James (Jimmy) Johnson on bass, Henry
(Tucker) Green on drums and Gene Gilbeaux on piano.
Later, additional Trenier brothers Milt and Buddy, and nephew Skip,
joined the group on vocals, and there were many other musician and line-up
changes over the years including Herman Washington and Mickey Baker on
guitar.
The band was based around twins Clifton L. "Cliff" Trenier (July 14,
1919–March 2, 1983) and Claude Oliver Trenier (July 14, 1919–November
17, 2003). They were born in Mobile, Alabama, and formed the Alabama
State Collegians when in college together in 1939.....
