Musician, Alan Merrill, who wrote and recorded the original version of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," died on Sunday.<br />According to CNN, the 69-year old rock star died in New York after being diagnosed with coronavirus.<br />Merrill enjoyed fame in Japan in the 1970s and wrote and recorded the anthem "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" in 1975.<br />He wrote the song with bandmate Jake Hooker, who died in 2014.<br />Joan Jett & the Blackhearts covered the song in 1982 and the single shot to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
