From most accounts Marvin Lee Aday was born on September 27, 1947 in Dallas, Texas, however, he has stated this is a little white lie and he was actually born in 1951. No matter the exact date we all know Michael Aday as Meat Loaf a famous American rock singer and actor known around the world. Even stories on how he received the nickname Meat Loaf is a mystery, some say it was from the amount of concussions he received by the time he signed up for the draft which was 17, while others explain the nickname was given to him by his father without any explanation. Not only his nickname is a mystery, but he even changed his first name legally to Michael in 2001.
He moved from his home town in Dallas to California in 1996 and formed a band known as Meat Loaf Soul or Popcorn Blizzard which broke up in 1969. During this band’s life they opened for several bands include The Who and Ted Nugent among others.
After the band broke up, Meat Loaf auditioned for a West Coast production of Hair in which he received the part, he then traveled with the show to the East Coast with the last stop in Detroit. Here he met sing Stoney and recorded Stoney and Meat Loaf.
Off to Broadway to appear in the gospel musical Rainbow in New York in 1973 and then More Than You Deserve. Next on the line-up was the Rocky Horror Picture Show in which Meat Loaf played the part of the Eddie. Around this time, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman were working on “Bat out of Hell†in which Meat Loaf convinced Epic Record to shoot videos of four of the songs from the album which included “Bat out of Hellâ€, “Paradise By The Dashborad Lightâ€, “You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouthâ€, and “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Badâ€.
Meat Loaf’s Discography includes:
Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) #71 for 1 week (UK)
Bat out of Hell (1977) #9 for 476 weeks (UK) - 14x Platinum (US), 7xPlatinum (UK), Platinum (Germany), 20x Platinum (Canada), 22x Platinum (Austria)
Dead Ringer (1981) #1 46 weeks (UK) Platinum (UK)
Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) #7 23 weeks (UK) Gold (UK)
Bad Attitude (1984) #8 16 weeks (UK) Gold (UK)
Blind Before I Stop (1986) #28 6 weeks (UK)
Bat out of Hell II:Back into Hell (1993) #1 59 weeks (UK) - 5x Platinum (US), 6x Platinum (UK), 2x platinum (Germany), 9x Platinum (Canada), Platinum (Austria), Platinum (Belgium)
Welcome to the Neighborhood (1995) #3 27 weeks (UK) - Platinum (US), Platinum (UK), Gold (Germany)
The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998) #14 39 weeks (UK) - Gold (US), 2x Platinum (UK)
Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) #4 15 weeks - Gold (UK)
Bat out of Hell III:The Monster Is Loose (2006) #3 10 weeks (UK) - Gold (US), PLatinum (US), Gold (Germany), Gold (Canada)
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