“I love Rock And Roll” Singer Dies From Coronavirus Complications

Mar 30, 2020 | 6:47 AM

(Undated) — The original singer of “I Love Rock and Roll” has died following complications from the coronavirus. Alan Merrill co-wrote and sang lead on The Arrows original version of the song that went mainstream after Joan Jett’s cover in the early 1980s. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jett tweeted, “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.” Merrill died Sunday at the age of 69.

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