Long ago and far away, my photo in the Meat Loaf tourbook 1987 “Blind Before I Stop” world tour. Yes, I’m tying my red bandana in front a few years before Tupac did it in 1994. #alanmerrill #blindbeforeistop #neverlandexpress
It’s amazing to me that just one week ago March 12th my band were playing a show at Silvana’s in Harlem. It seems so much has happened since then with this pandemic, the show feels like 5 years ago now. Left to right: me, Mark Brotter & Amy Madden. Photo by Don Sztabnik. #alanmerrillextravaganza #alanmerrill #markbrotter #amymadden #silvanasharlem #johnnythundershair
Arrows at the “Slade in Flame” film premiere, London 1975. Great rock movie! Left to right: Paul Varley, Jake Hooker and me, yeah me! Revielle magazine. #arrowsbritishband #alanmerrill #jakehookerarrows #paulvarley #reviellemagazineuk #meyeahme #aleecat75 #sladeinflame
City life in a pandemic!!! Lady Bea, a glass of bubbly and me on the terrace!!! Fun! #alanmerrill #ladybeatricegoldenretriever #aleecat75 #perrierjouët #manhattanmadman
Me and my Cairn Terrier, Popgun Corncob, Hyde Park London autumn 1974. Photo by Arrows publicist extraordinaire, the legendary Bill Harry. #alanmerrill #aleecat75 #popguncairnterrier #arrowsbritishband
On the road. Arrows, Mud and The Sweet in Time Out magazine UK’s gig guide New Year issue December- January 1975. My band Arrows played New Year’s Eve at Aberystwyth university with The Troggs as our opening act! Fun night! #arrowsbritishband #thesweet #mudbritishband #timeoutuk #mud
Arrows “I Love Rock N Roll” was our band’s 4th single release on RAK records UK. The first time I sang it live in 1975, by the breakdown section of the song (after the guitar solo) the whole audience sang along. It was instantly memorable and I knew it was a hit song judging by the audience’s response. 45 years later the song is still going strong! The band left to right: Jake Hooker, Paul Varley and me yeah me. Photo Gered Mankowitz. #alanmerrill #arrowsbritishband #paulvarley #jakehookerarrows #meyeahme #iloverocknroll #iloverocknrollsoputanotherdimeinthejukeboxbaby #rakrecords
Todd Rundgren, Rick Derringer and me (left to right) at the Palladium NYC, September 13th 1981. Todd did “Love In Action” “I Saw The Light” “Hello It’s Me” and “One World” with us (the Derringer band) backing him up. I’m playing Rick’s prototype Gibson Explorer here, the first one ever made. It was a fun night! #toddrundgren #rickderringer #alanmerrill #thepalladiumnyc #runt #gibsonexplorer #meyeahme #iloverocknrollsoputanotherdimeinthejukeboxbaby
By the light of the silvery moon, Lady Bea waiting for me to throw the moon ball under a full moon! #ladybeatricegoldenretriever #alanmerrill #aleecat75
Alan Merrill Extravaganza (with Amy Madden bass and Mark Brotter drums) last night March 8th 2020 at the Parkside NYC, Bill Popp’s annual American Heart Association benefit. #americanheartassociation #alanmerrillextravaganza #amymadden #markbrotter #parksidelounge #alanmerrill #meyeahme #iloverocknrollsoputanotherdimeinthejukeboxbaby #aleecat75
New, just saw this today, first time. Hall and Oates, me and my custom red DiMarzio Explorer, Edgar Winter. Rick Derringer’s Party At The Palladium, September 13, 1981. Photo by Lance Kovar. #hallandoates #edgarwinter #alanmerrill #aleecat75 #partyatthepalladium #dimarzioguitar
My band Arrows in Billboard magazine October 1974. At this point in time we’d released two chart hit singles, “Touch Too Much” (# 6 UK) and “Toughen Up” (# 51 UK) produced by Mickie Most on RAK records. Left to right: Jake Hooker, me yeah me and Paul Varley. Our next single “My Last Night With You”would reach # 23 in the UK charts in 1975. #arrowsbritishband #rakrecords #billboardmagazine #alanmerrill #jakehookerarrows #paulvarley #aleecat75
