Elements of fantasy pervade the album, from the rocketing chopper and demonic winged creature on the cover to the music contained within. (Both Steinman and Meat Loaf – who starred in “Hair ...

EPA In 1971, Meat Loaf was cast in the Los Angeles production of the musical “Hair.” He later joined the original LA Roxy cast of “The Rocky Horror Show” in 1973, playing the parts of ...

Jan. 21, 2022 Meat Loaf learned to emote in musical theater, where laying it on too thick is part of the whole concept. Yet finding success in rock after stints in “Hair” and both the stage an ...

Describing his meeting with Mr. Steinman to the British music magazine Mojo in 2017 ... rock-style Broadway musicals like “Hair,” in which Meat Loaf had performed early in his career.

Even Cleveland International Records’ parent label Epic Records hated Meat Loaf’s music. Undeterred ... long blond hair streaming over his shoulders,” wrote The Plain Dealer’s Jane ...

Working odd jobs, he had a chance encounter that would lead to an audition for the L.A. production of the musical Hair. Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman during the recording of ‘Bat Out of Hell II ...

He formed a group called Meat Loaf Soul and opened up for acts like Taj Mahal and Janis Joplin, but he didn’t find any traction until he was cast in Hair in 1968. That led to a record contract ...

He left for Los Angeles after college and was soon fronting the band Meat Loaf Soul. For years, he alternated between music and the stage ... Broadway production of "Hair" and "The Rocky Horror ...

and this was also true of some other LPs Meat Loaf cut without Steinman present but using some of his trunk songs. You didn’t want to imagine these two music soulmates would be joining the ...

A singer and also an actress, she was born in 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri. In fact, little is known about her childhood and teenage years. All that is certain is that she attended Webster University ...