Accord­ing to his daught­er, the musici­an had been health­y enough to perfor­m live until a few weeks agoRock musician, Alan Merrill who co-wrote and originally sang the anthem I love rock n roll has passed away due to complications with coronavirus, reported BBC. According to his daughter Laura who first broke the news on her social media, the singer was healthy enough to play shows up until a few weeks ago. Joan Jett, who sang the much popular rendition of the song honoured Merrill on Twitter on Sunday. My thoughts and love go to his family, friends and music community as a whole,” she said. “I can still remember watching the Arrows on TV in London and being blown away by the song that screamed hit to me.

Source: The Express Tribune March 30, 2020 10:41 UTC