Rock musician singer singwriter for half a million years.
Manhattan, NYC USA
Joined August 2013
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This photo just in from Japan, in time for my birthday! ~ Me at Hibiya Park Tokyo, outdoor show in the fall of 1972 with my band Vodka Collins. Never saw it before!! Lovely surprise from HanaHenro Guitars.
Four local New York shows this month for my band the Alan Merrill Extravaganza, with Amy Madden on bass and Mark Brotter drums. Come and join the fun! #alanmerrillextravaganza
Congratulations to LadBaby making a debut at #1 in the UK iTunes charts with a parody of my old Arrows song from 1975 "I Love Rock N Roll" as "I Love Sausage Rolls"! When I wrote it back then I could never have imagined this! #ladbaby #ladbabyofficial #ilovesausagerolls
Hey, look what came in the mail for me today! The queen of rock n roll Suzi Quatro’s new film “Suzi Q” !! Can’t wait to see it. I’m told my band the Arrows get a name check in the movie too! Thanks so much for sending me the early Christmas present, Suzi! #SuziQ #SuziQuatro
With great sorrow I found out that Goo Hara, the super talented, gorgeous K-Pop queen has passed away at 28. She did a fantastic version of my 1975 composition "I Love Rock N Roll" at the Tokyo Dome on New Year's Eve 2015 to thousands of fans. Forever in my heart. ❤️ #goohara
The Alan Merrill Extravaganza, tonight, Monday Nov. 25th we're at the LIC Bar 45-58 Vernon Blvd. Queens, NY 11101 - on stage at 10 PM. #LICBar
My friend and long time bass player (since 2011) Amy Madden - Taylor is a very gifted writer. She's also in the New York blues Hall Of Fame. Multi talented, she not only has solo CDs released of her songs but this is her 3rd book of poetry, "Light Sings Of Wear." just out today!
My next live show will be at The Delancey NYC Oct. 29th 2019, with Amy Madden bass, Mark Brotter drums. Photo from The Brighton Bar in Long Branch NJ last week. #alanmerrill #TheDelancey
Tomorrow night (Friday) Oct. 4th I'll be at the venerable Brighton Bar in Long Branch New Jersey. On stage at 11 PM. Fun night starting at 7:30 with lots of great bands all night. #alanmerrill #brightonbar
I am very sad about Ric Ocasek's passing. I never actually "met" him but we passed each other in the street in the mid 1980s. He was with his then wife Polina on 29th St. and 2nd. they both greeted me with a warm hello, I responded with a wave and smile. A sweet moment. RIP Ric.
Back by popular demand! ~ This Friday, August 9th I'll be performing songs from my new album RADIO ZERO live on the "Ginger New York " TV show on the MNN network NYC, 2 PM EST. The show will be archived on Youtube if you can't see it live. #alanmerrill #radiozero #GingerNewYork
Happy Birthday mom, an extraordinary jazz singer turns 90 today! Her recorded catalogue is voluminous and always of the highest quality, She looks great doesn't she? We'll be taking her out to dinner in a few hours. Photo by my son Al Jr. #helenmerrill #jazzlegend
Basketball god Shaquille O'Neal singing my Arrows song from 1975 on the Jimmy Kimmel show July 2019. One of his favorite "guy classics," quote. I wrote and sang the original version on RAK records in the UK long ago. #Shaq #ArrowsBritishBand
Photo from the Bill Wyman biopic film just out now, Photo left to right: Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, Alan Merrill, Sally Arnold, Dallas Taylor, 1977, Le Casserole, King’s Road London. Photo Pattie Boyd. #BillWyman #TheQuietOne #EricClapton #AlanMerrill #DallasTaylor #SallyArnold
I hardly "tweet" any more since it seems the domain of dueling politicians. Pretty far from music or any other art form for that matter. But I do want to wish my friends here a Happy Father's Day! Here are my lovely kids with me! Have fun! #twitterawolperson #happyfathersday
Nice day today in Manhattan, walking home uptown after a visit to the dentist. Comfortably numb! Lidocaine!
I have an interview in this (Ugly Things) magazine's latest issue, Looking forward to seeing it! My copy is in the mail.
Had a nice Mother's Day dinner with my jazzy mom last night. Took her out and had a long fun party with family! Here's a photo of my mom from her debut album,1954 - #helenmerrill
On this day may 9th 1975, 44 years ago my band the Arrows released the first version of a song I wrote called "I love rock n roll" as an a-side on RAK records in the UK. The song has done very well for quite a few artists. Photo L-R: Jake Hooker, Paul Varley, and me, yeah me!
