Songwriter Behind ‘I Love Rock ’N‘ Roll’ Dies From CCP Virus: Daughter

Ambulances are seen in a staging area at the North Kirkland Community Center, which is a short drive from the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Wash., on March 4, 2020. David Ryder/Reuters

Alan Merrill, the songwriter behind “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” has died of the CCP virus at the age of 69, according to his daughter.

“The Coronavirus took my father this morning. I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out. He seemed peaceful and as I left there was still a glimmer of hope that he wouldn’t be a ticker on the right hand side of the CNN/Fox news screen,” his daughter, Laura Merrill, said on Facebook on Sunday.