I Love Rock 'n' Roll songwriter Alan Merrill dies after contracting COVID-19. Country star Joe Diffie has also died after contracting coronavirus, while folk singer John Prine is being treated for symptoms. Alan Merrill, the co-writer and original singer of the much-covered hit I Love Rock 'n' Roll, has died after contracting coronavirus. Joan Jett, who made the song famous, is among those paying tribute after the US musician's death was confirmed by daughter Laura on social media. Merrill, 69, is the second death in the music world due to COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, announced in the past 24 hours.Grammy-winning country music star Joe Diffie, 61, also died on Sunday, while folk singer-songwriter John Prine, who received a Grammy lifetime achievement award just a few months ago, is critically ill and being treated for coronavirus symptoms, his family have said. Posting on Facebook about her father's death, Laura Merrill said she had woken up "normally" on Saturday "with the world at my feet and now today I lay here empty". She continued: "The coronavirus took my father this morning. I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out." Ms Merrill said her father had "played down the 'cold' he thought he had" and warned people to take the disease seriously.
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