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224:; February 19, 1951 – March 29, 2020) was an American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. In the early 1970s, he was one of the few resident foreigners in Japan to achieve pop star status there. He wrote the song "
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1656:"Lomography - Today in History (1982): Joan Jett and The Blackhearts' Cover of 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' Peaks at #1 on Billboard Hot 100 (and Stays There for the Next Six Weeks)"
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1580:"King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents... Rick Derringer & Friends"
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1852:"Yes I Ram – Jon Tiven, Jon Tiven Group – Credits – AllMusic"
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1935:"Alan Merrill - CD Baby Music Store"
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2245:"ReAgitator: Revenge of the Parody"
1711:"When the Night Comes by Lou Rawls"
1605:"Rick Derringer – Rock Spectacular"
1476:Pena, Shirley (November 24, 2012).
1023:"Interview: Helen Merrill (Part 1)"
858:Re-Agitator / Revenge Of The Parody
828:Traveling on the roads of the world
589:The Rick Derringer Rock Spectacular
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1529:"Rick Derringer – Good Dirty Fun"
1122:Merrilly-merilly-we-go.tumblr.org
725:Merrill released the solo albums
1826:"Vodka Collins – Tokyo New York"
1334:Sweeting, Adam (April 5, 2020).
1287:"Vodka Collins – New York Tokyo"
872:He hosted the television series
795:Arrows, 40th Anniversary Edition
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2413:Savage, Mark (March 30, 2020).
996:Sisario, Ben (March 30, 2020).
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2086:"Arrows (2) - Touch Too Much"
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694:(1996) which was followed by
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1336:"Alan Merrill obituary"
1257:"Vodka Collins profile"
1179:"Alan Merrill obituary"
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