Born on this day – Jim Steinman:

Composer

Singer

Musician

Lyricist

November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021

Music credits:

(including collaborations with Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, Billy Squier and Pandora's Box)

Bad for Good (1981); Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983); Signs of Life (1984); Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986); Bat Out of Hell (1977); Dead Ringer (1981); Bad Attitude (1984); Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006); Braver Than We Are (2016); Original Sin (1989); Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993); Whistle Down the Wind (1996); A Man's a Man (1967); Baal (1968); The Beard (1968); The Dream Engine (1969); More Than You Deserve (1973); Rhinegold (1974); The Confidence Man (1976); Neverland (1977); A Small Circle of Friends (1980); Rude Awakening (1989); Tanz der Vampire (1997); Shrek 2 (2004); Bat Out of Hell The Musical (2017); Meat Loaf: Going All the Way (2016); Meat Loaf Feat. Marion Raven: It's All Coming Back to Me Now (2006); Meat Loaf: Is Nothing Sacred (1999); Tina Arena: Whistle Down the Wind (1998); Céline Dion in Céline Dion: It's All Coming Back to Me Now (1996); Bonnie Tyler: Making Love (Out of Nothing at All) (1996); Taylor Dayne: Original Sin (1995); Meat Loaf: Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (1994); Meat Loaf: Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (1994); Meat Loaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993); Pandora's Box: It's All Coming Back to Me Now (1989); Bonnie Tyler Feat. Todd Rundgren: Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) (1985); Fire Inc.: Nowhere Fast (1984); Meat Loaf: Surf's Up (1984); Meat Loaf: Nowhere Fast (1984); Fire Inc.: Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young (1984); Bonnie Tyler: Holding Out for a Hero (1984); Bonnie Tyler: Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983);Meat Loaf: Read 'Em and Weep (1982); Dead Ringer (1982); Meat Loaf: More Than You Deserve (1981); Meat Loaf: I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us (1981); Meat Loaf: Dead Ringer for Love (1981); A Small Circle of Friends (1980); Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (1979); Meat Loaf: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (1978).

On this day in music history - Dead Ringer, by Meat Loaf (1981)

Dead Ringer,

by Meat Loaf,

was released on September 21, 1981.

Written by Jim Steinman.

Album cover art by Bernie Wrightson.

On this day in movie history - Dead Ringer (1982)

Dead Ringer

directed by Allan F. Nicholls,

written by Al Dellentash, Meat Loaf and David Sonenberg,

was released at the Montréal World Film Festival, in Canada, on August 27, 1982.

Music by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.

Cast:

Meat Loaf, Josh Mostel, Alan H. Braunstein, Leah Ayres, Frederick Coffin, Burton Collins, Terry Williams, Davey Williams, Sandy Alexander, Nicole Brandon, Steve Buslowe, Cher, MacIntyre Dixon, Mark Doyle, Paul Jacobs, Davey Johnstone, Bert Kittel, Philip Kramer, John LoFranco, Brendan Manning, George Meyer, Pamela Moore, Ted Neeley, Frankie Perrone, Don Picard, Eric Troyer, Howie Weisbrod, Chuck Zito.