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Alan Merrill (* 19. Februar 1951 als Allan Preston Sachs in der Bronx, New York City; † 29. März 2020 in Manhattan, New York City) [1] war ein amerikanischer Sänger, Gitarrist, Songschreiber, Schauspieler und Model. In den frühen 1970er-Jahren war Merrill der erste Westler, der in Japan den Status eines Popstars erreichte.
Official website. 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 to achieve pop star status in Japan. He was the writer of, and lead singer on, the first released version of the song "I Love ...
5. Apr. 2020 · The singer and songwriter Alan Merrill, who has died aged 69 after contracting Covid-19, will be chiefly remembered for the song I Love Rock’n’Roll. Merrill composed it after hearing the...
- Adam Sweeting
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...
"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 ...
Alan Merrill (* 19. Februar 1951 als Allan Preston Sachs in der Bronx, New York City; † 29. März 2020 in Manhattan, New York City) [1] war ein amerikanischer Sänger, Gitarrist, Songschreiber, Schauspieler und Model. In den frühen 1970er-Jahren war Merrill der erste Westler, der in Japan den Status eines Popstars erreichte.
30. März 2020 · Getty Images. The singer had a long and varied career in music, with bands in Japan, the UK and the US. By Mark Savage. BBC music reporter. The co-writer and original singer of I Love Rock 'N'...
