Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?

CCR is a great choice but....although CCR definitely had that pure American soul it's hard for me to get past how they acted as a "band"  as Fogerty's bandmates sold their right to vote on business decisions to the head of the record company. Fogerty was so much of who CCR was and the band didn't care about him.  At some point humanity enters my equation.  Don't get me wrong, love CCR music.

So with that disclaimer I think I may have to cast a vote for Bruce and the E Street Band.  What isn't wholly American, blue collar, story-telling, jam live like your life depends on it, always show immense gratitude to the fans...all while acting like a family while being a band?  I think they check all the boxes.  Funny enough they aren't who I want to listen to a whole lot, and actually I think Nebraska was his best album, but I think they deserve this title ;-)

The only "American" band (North American, that is) I would consider isn't from the US, but from Canada, and that would be Rush. No BS, pure music and intellect, those guys gave everything to their fans for 40+ years. They would go on but physical demands exceed the needs of the bodies. And expecially to Neil Peart, who lost his only child and wife within one year, eventually found a way to get back into it. That's true strength. Their last album, Clockwork Angels, is one of the finest rock albums ever.

Yes, CCR is a great choice. I'm also thinking Beach Boys and Eagles.

Gotta say The Eagles. Their concerts are like a camp fire sing along. Oh yeah The Eagles can rock with the best of them, Joe Walsh is so underrated and everyone  else can bring it all night long too.