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Singer/songwriter Alan Merrill of the Arrows ("I Love Rock and Roll") dies of COVID-19
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/490101-alan-merrill-songwriter-behind-i-love-rock-n-roll-dies-at-69Alan Merrill, the former Arrows bandmate who co-wrote and sang "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," died on Sunday at age 69 from the coronavirus, his daughter confirmed.
“The Coronavirus took my father this morning. I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out. He seemed peaceful and as I left there was still a glimmer of hope that he wouldn’t be a ticker on the right hand side of the CNN/Fox news screen,” his daughter, Laura Merrill, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
“I walked 50 blocks home still with hope in my heart. The city that I knew was empty. I felt I was the only person here and perhaps in many ways I was. By the time I got in the doors to my apartment I received the news that he was gone,” she continued.
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According to Billboard, Merrill was the lead singer on the original version of "I Love Rock 'N' Roll” and co-wrote the track. The song became a hit after it was picked up by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and released by group in 1981.
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“The Coronavirus took my father this morning. I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out. He seemed peaceful and as I left there was still a glimmer of hope that he wouldn’t be a ticker on the right hand side of the CNN/Fox news screen,” his daughter, Laura Merrill, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
“I walked 50 blocks home still with hope in my heart. The city that I knew was empty. I felt I was the only person here and perhaps in many ways I was. By the time I got in the doors to my apartment I received the news that he was gone,” she continued.
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According to Billboard, Merrill was the lead singer on the original version of "I Love Rock 'N' Roll” and co-wrote the track. The song became a hit after it was picked up by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and released by group in 1981.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Rock_%27n%27_Roll
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