How Mobile’s Trenier Brothers Helped Invent the Sound of Rock and Roll
Long before rock and roll had a name, Mobile-born twins Cliff and Claude Trenier and their family band were shouting it into existence — from Alabama State College to the…
Jazz Appreciation Month: Mobile’s Own — Trombonist Fred Wesley Jr. and Bassist Bernard Odum
Mobile-raised musicians Fred Wesley Jr. and Bernard Odum helped build the sound of James Brown's bands, going on to careers that carried the Port City's musical legacy into funk, jazz…