Person in history
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (born 1947)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2022 · January 20
Their story
Who they were
Michael Lee Aday, known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell album trilogy—Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)—has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Early life
Early life Marvin Lee Aday was born in Dallas , Texas , on September 27, 1947, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the son of Wilma Artie ( née Hukel), a schoolteacher and member of the Vo-di-o-do Girls gospel music quartet, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a former police officer who went into business selling a homemade cough remedy with his wife and a friend under the name of the Griffin Grocery Company. [ 3 ] He stated in an interview that when he was born, he was "bright red and stayed that way for days";
Why this date
Meat Loaf appears on our January 20 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Meat Loaf
When did Meat Loaf die?
January 20 2022.
Who else was born on this day?
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