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Alan Merrill, co-writer and original singer of I Love Rock 'n' Roll, dies from coronavirus at age 69 | Daily Mail Online
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Songwriter Alan Merrill dies of coronavirus complications, aged 69 | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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