Meetloaf, born Marvin Lee a day on September 27, 1947 in Dallas, Texas. Known professionally as Meetloaf, he was an American singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on the list of best-selling music artists. His bat out of hell trilogy, Bat Out of Hell has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and is on the list of best-selling albums after the commercial success of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell 2. Back into Hell, and earning a Grammy award for best solo rock vocal performance for the song, I'd do anything for love. Meetloaf nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. The key to this success was his popularity in Europe, especially in Great Britain and Ireland, with him receiving the 1994 Brit Award in the United Kingdom for best-selling album and single. He appeared in the 1997 film Spice World and he ranked 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts in 2006. He ranks 96th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. He also attributed the nickname to an incident where, after he stepped on a football coach's foot, the coach yelled, Get Off My Foot, you hunk of Meetloaf. In 1967, when Meetloaf was 19 years old, his mother died from cancer and his father barely missed when trying to stab him with a knife in his bedroom, falsely accusing him of having girls. He used the inheritance he received from his mother's death to rent an apartment in Dallas and isolated himself for three and a half months until a friend found him a short time later, he went to the airport and caught the next flight to Los Angeles. He intentionally gained 60 pounds to fail his physical examination for the Vietnam War Draft in Los Angeles. A day formed his first band, Meetloaf Seoul. The band received several recording contracts. Meetloaf Seoul's first gig was in Huntington Beach, California in 1968 at the cave. Starting for Van Morrison's Band them and question mark in the Mysterians. Meetloaf later defined his early days in the music industry as being treated like a circus clown. He appeared in over 50 films and television shows sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles include Eddie and the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Robert Palson in Fight Club. His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway theater cast of the Rocky Horror Show. He also appeared in the musical Hair, both on and off Broadway. Poor money management as well as 45 lawsuits totaling $80 million, including ones from Steinman, resulted in Meetloaf filing for personal bankruptcy in 1983. The bankruptcy resulted in Meetloaf losing the rights to his songs, although he received royalties for Bat Out of Hell in 1997. In 2003, Meetloaf was diagnosed with Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome, a condition marked by an extra electrical pathway in the heart which causes symptoms like a rapid heartbeat. Meetloaf had asthma end in July 2011. He fainted on stage while performing in Pittsburgh due to an asthma attack. He collapsed again while on stage in Edmonton in June 2016 due to severe dehydration, after having already canceled two other shows due to illness. During a performance at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, on October 31, at the opening of Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Meetloaf walked off the stage early in the song and said that it was his last performance. His tour promoter said that it was a result of exhaustion and stress, and said that Meetloaf would continue touring after suitable rest the concert scheduled for November 6, 2007, at London's Wembley Arena was also canceled. He canceled his entire European tour for 2007 after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal chords. Meetloaf died in Nashville, Tennessee, on the evening of January 20, 2022. At the age of 74 with no official cause of death released at the time he was reportedly ill with COVID-19 and died from COVID-19 complications. Condolences go out to his loved ones and the fans that mourn his music. Rest in peace If you have any fond memories or stories or want us to check out your favorite songs from Meetloaf, feel free to leave the comment below.