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(5,914 posts) Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:20 PM Mar 2020

Alan Merrill, 'I Love Rock 'N Roll' Co-Writer, Dies at 69 from Coronavirus



Alan Merrill, the lead singer and co-writer of the first recorded version of “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” in 1975, died today (March 29), a victim of the Covid-19 virus. Merrill, 69, recorded the song with his band, the Arrows. In 1982, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts scored a #1 single with their version, which remained at the top of the U.S. chart for seven weeks

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Alan Merrill, 'I Love Rock 'N Roll' Co-Writer, Dies at 69 from Coronavirus (Original Post) Cattledog Mar 2020 OP
This happened really fast.He just did a gig in Harlem on March 12th. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #1

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1. This happened really fast.He just did a gig in Harlem on March 12th.
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Sun Mar 29, 2020, 02:53 PM
Mar 2020

Even his friends are surprised by this since 6 days ago he was still posting and writing to his friends as he normally did.

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