Tommy McLain
Age: N/A | From: Jonesville, Louisiana
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jonesville, Louisiana
Homepage: https://www.angelfire.com/la/tommymclain/
Movie Involvements: 2
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Drowning Pool
(1975) Nightclub Band
The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey
(2009) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Self | |
| 1975 | Nightclub Band | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
