The Treniers
Featuring twin brothers Cliff and Claude Trenier, the Treniers helped link swing music to rock & roll with their brand of hot jump blues in the late '40s and early '50s. To the latter-day listener, their early-'50s singles sound closer to swing than rock; indeed, Cliff and Claude had once sung with the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra. The group did anticipate some crucial elements of rock & roll, though, with their solid, thumping beats, their squealing saxophone solos, and their song titles, such as "Rocking on Sunday Night," "Rockin' Is Our Business," and "It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings!." The Treniers' brand of swing-cum-R&B was undoubtedly an influence on Bill Haley, who saw them when both acts were playing summer shows in Wildwood, NJ. They had work recorded for OKeh in the early '50s; by the middle of the decade, their sound was more R&B-oriented. Like many early R&B pioneers, they were unable to find success in the rock & roll era, though they appeared in a few of the first rock & roll films.
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The Essential Treniers - The Okeh Years (78rpm Version)
Rock - Erschienen bei Epic - Legacy am 09.03.2018
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18 Greatest Hits
R&B - Erschienen bei Elusive Sounds LLC am 26.10.2012
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Go! Go! Go! The Very Best Of
R&B - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.07.2010
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They Rock! They Roll! They Swing!
Pop - Erschienen bei Star Music am 20.10.1995
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Hey Sister Lucy
R&B - Erschienen bei Bear Family Records GmbH am 20.04.2012
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Cool It Baby
R&B - Erschienen bei Bear Family Records GmbH am 20.04.2012
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Giving You R'n'B! (Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 08.10.2021
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Rock 'n' Roll, No. 1 (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1956
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Rock and Roll, No. 3 (Mono Version)
Rock - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1956
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The Very Best of the Treniers
Blues - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 31.08.2012
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The Best of The Treniers
Rock - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 30.03.2020
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You're Killin' Me
Vokalmusik (weltlich und geistlich) - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 26.09.2012
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Blues with the Treniers, Vol. 2
Blues - Erschienen bei Shami Media Group 3 am 10.10.2016
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The Treniers: Rock-a-Way, Vol. 1
Blues - Erschienen bei Shami Media Group 3 am 24.03.2016
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The Treniers' Poon-Tang
Rock - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 24.06.2006
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Uh Oh (Get out of the Car) / Say Hey (Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei HOT BLOOD am 01.01.1961
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All The Best
Blues - Erschienen bei Retro Music Box am 08.04.2020
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Delight Beautiful Tracks
Jazz - Erschienen bei Daylights Nightlights Recordz TM am 21.05.2021
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Daylights Nightlights Best Songs
Jazz - Erschienen bei Daylights Nightlights Recordz TM am 26.01.2021
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My Magic Christmas Songs
Jazz - Erschienen bei Happy Holidays Recordings am 09.12.2020
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Old Women Blues
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 27.10.2023
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