Alan Merrill — and Other Unsung Singers Who Died of Covid-19

And on this dark anniversary day, let’s also remember some of the unsung musicians who died of the new plague — including Alan Merrill, the longtime indie rocker who gave his final breath nearly a year ago in March 2020. Merrill’s beautiful cover version of Left Banke’s 1966 bittersweet hit “Pretty Ballerina” suddenly popped up on my computer. Here’s to you, Alan, in that nightclub in the sky…