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Alan Merrill

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Also known as Allan Preston Sachs

American musician (1951-2020)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • The French theatre during the German occupation, 1940-1944

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1930-07-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10,585
Total plays
37,349

Tags

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
The Bronx
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
harmonica
Official website
www.alanmerrill.com
Image
Alan Merrill 2013.jpg
Residence
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
Sources (7)

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