Jim Steinman, CT Grammy-winning songwriter known for working with Meat Loaf, Celine Dion, dies at 73 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 FILE - Inductee Jim Steinman speaks at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala in New York on June 14, 2012. Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer and playwright who wrote Meat Loaf's best-selling “Bat Out Of Hell" debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler, has died, at 73. Bill Steinman told The Associated Press that his brother died Monday from kidney failure and was ill for some time. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision, File)Evan Agostini / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less