Rocker Alan Merrill, who wrote and recorded the original version of the hit song 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll,' died on Sunday in New York after being diagnosed with coronavirus, his daughter tells CNN.
Rocker Alan Merrill, who wrote and recorded the original version of the hit song"I Love Rock 'n' Roll," died on Sunday in New York after being diagnosed with coronavirus, his daughter told CNN.
Merrill, 69, was a big star in Japan in the 1970s and wrote and recorded the anthem"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" in 1975 with his band The Arrows. He wrote the song with bandmate Jake Hooker, who died in 2014.
— Joan Jett March 29, 2020 "I've just learned the awful news that Alan Merrill has passed. My thoughts and love go to his family, friends and music community as a whole," she wrote."I can still remember watching the Arrows on TV in London and being blown away by the song that screamed hit to me. With deep gratitude and sadness, wishing him a safe journey to the other side."Meat Loaf He was also a member of Meat Loaf's band for four years.
"He was such a great human being and very talented one. He passed away yesterday from the coronavirus. I am really sad. I have not kept in touch with Alan and that makes me feel even worse. Let this be a lesson to all of us, try to stay in touch with the people you really love and care about. Life is very short. Alan I am sorry that I didn't reach out to you years ago. I love you very much," he wrote on Facebook.
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