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


When I consider my priorities for this category, I cannot come up with any other than CCR.

Their output as a band was short compared to others, yes..

When I say America's greatest rock & roll band, this = the output or even the basis on which a band formed, had in their DNA, America's roots! It doesn't even matter that we now know CCR formed in California, their DNA as a band transformed their birthplace but it more importantly brought forth the (soul) of get down and dirty) Rock & Roll in it's raw form!

HELL YEAH!
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Which reminds me. Nobody mentioned Devo or B-52s, did they? Violent Femmes, anyone? 
Buffalo Springfield represented an "actual" lunatic fringe, using actual fringe. And "Mister Soul" was a kick a** R&R song as was "Bluebird," especially the long version. In the early 70s I saw a faux version of Buffalo Springfield consisting of Dewey Martin and a bunch of studio guys...Martin was obviously drunk, and the whole thing was really weird and somewhat shameful.
BS had a very limited run. IMO, that eliminates them from consideration on this post’s perameters.
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