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Alan Merrill (born Allan Preston Sachs; February 19, 1951 – March 29, 2020) was an American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. In the early 1970s, he was one of the few resident foreigners in Japan to achieve pop star status there.
Mar 30, 2020 · Alan Merrill, who was born Allan Preston Sachs in New York, had a long and varied career as a musician. He signed his first record deal as lead singer of the band The Lead, who had a big hit in...
The Arrows were a band based in London, England. The group, which formed in 1974 and disbanded in 1977, included American singer/bassist Alan Merrill, American guitarist Jake Hooker and English drummer Paul Varley (who had replaced Clive Williams relatively early in the band's history).
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows, a British rock band, in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts , released as the first single from her album of the same name , became Jett's highest-charting hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and ...
Mar 30, 2020 · Alan Merrill, a guitarist and singer whose song “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” became Joan Jett’s breakthrough hit, and who had early success as one of the few Western rock stars in Japan in the late...
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Mar 31, 2020 · A guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, and harmonic player, he formed the group Runner in 1977 with Steve Gould of Rare Bird, Mick Feat, formerly of Van Morrison’s backing band and Dave Dowle of Whitesnake.
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Mar 30, 2020 · Alan Merrill, who co-wrote the Joan Jett hit "I Love Rock and Roll" for his own band in 1975, died Sunday in New York of coronavirus complications.
