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Tommy McLain

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Acting

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 15, 1940 (86 years old)

Place of Birth
Jonesville, Louisiana

Tommy McLain

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - Musical Guest
2009The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journeyas Self
1975The Drowning Poolas Nightclub Band

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