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One very important fact about Alan Merrill: He was the lead singer and songwriter of the first and original 1975 version of "I Love Rock N Roll" with his band, The Arrows. The song has become an enduring international rock anthem, recorded by Joan Jett, Britney Spears, and many others. Joan Jett saw Merrill perform the song on a British television pop show in '76, while on tour with her band, The Runaways, and she was deeply inspired. Her 1982 version of the song was #1 for 8 weeks in the USA.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Father
- Aaron Sachs
- Mother
- Helen Merrill
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Official website
- www.alanmerrill.com
- Image
- Alan Merrill 2013.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
- Significant event
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
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- name in native language
- Alan Merrill
- date of birth
- 1951-02-19
- Commons category
- Alan Merrill
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- pseudonym
- Alan Merrill
- birth name
- Allan Preston Sachs
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- date of death
- 2020-03-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Arrows
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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