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Tommy McLain

Tommy McLain is perhaps the last great artist from rock ‘n’ roll’s pioneering first generation awaiting rediscovery. The signature swamp pop sound that he helped create spawned multiple national hits in the 1960s and inspired artists like Creedence Clearwater Revival, Little Feat, and Tony Joe White, among others. His best known songs - “Sweet Dreams,” “Before I Grow Too Old” and “Try To Find Another Man” - are to this day considered cornerstones of the genre. He’s been inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (twice!), earned a gold record for writing “If You Don't Love Me (Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone)” for Freddy Fender, and even appeared - as himself - in the 1975 Paul Newman thriller The Drowning Pool.


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Born:
Mar 15, 1940 In Jonesville, Louisiana
Movie/TV Credits:
3
First Appeared:
In the movie The Drowning Pool 1975-07-18
Latest Project:
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden 2015-03-23
Known For
Poster of The Late Late Show with James Corden
Poster of The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey
Poster of The Drowning Pool
Filmography
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Musical Guest 2015-03-23
Movie The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey Self 2009-04-18
Movie The Drowning Pool Nightclub Band 1975-07-18