Joan Jett & the Blackhearts covered a song by the first westerner to achieve pop start status in Japan.  When was that song first recorded?
Alan Merrill:  He is the lead singer of the first ever released version and co-author of the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by the Arrows in 1975. I Love Rock 'n' Roll:  The song was later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982.
i don't know