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The author of the hit I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll died of coronavirus

In the USA, musician Alan Merrill died, who wrote the famous song I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll. He was 69 years old. Cause of death – coronavirus.

Merrill’s death was reported by his daughter. “Stay home. If not for your own sake, then for the sake of others. For the sake of my father,” said Laura Merrill.

The song I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll was written by Alan Merrill in 1975. But the composition gained worldwide fame a few years later, when it was performed by Joan Jett. The record was seven weeks the leader of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. TASS.

According to recent data, in the United States recorded more than 143 thousand cases of infection with coronavirus, about 2.5 thousand people died. WHO recognized the situation as a pandemic. World statistics – more than 634 thousand cases of infection, almost 30 thousand people died.

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