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Total Eclipse of the Heart helped launch Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler to legendary status in 1983. She tweeted today that she was "devastated" to learn of his passing, leading the charge of tributes online: I am absolutely devastated to learn of the passing of my long term friend and musical mentor Jim Steinman. pic.twitter.com/TvR01AUXKr— Bonnie Tyler (@BonnieTOfficial) April 20, 2021   The enigmatic songwriter was known for drawing inspiration from the arts. His song It's All Coming Back to Me Now, most famously performed by French-Canadian icon Dion in 1996, was said to be inspire...

Jim Steinman Dead: 10 Great Songs To Remember Him By On 4/21/21 at 5:47 AM EDT Jim Steinman, the songwriter and producer behind one of the biggest hits of the 1970s, has died aged 73 of kidney failure, his brother confirmed to The Associated Press. The Grammy-winning producer and songwriter was known for his bombastic, over-the-top rock songs, which he perfected with Meat Loaf's 1977 Bat Out of Hell. That album was one of the behemoths of the 1970s, selling over 50 million copies and staying on the U.K. record charts for over 10 years. Though Steinman will be best remembered with his collabo...

Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, has died, TMZ and Rolling Stone report. A cause of death has not been revealed. Steinman was 73 years old. Jim Steinman was born in New York in 1947. He grew up on Long Island, graduating from George W. Hewlett High School in 1965 before attending Amherst College and graduating in ’69. As a senior at Amherst, Steinman created and starred in the musical theater production The Dream Engine, which he’s said to have called “a three-hour rock epic with tons of nudity.” Among the viewers of The Dream Engine was Joseph P...

Whistle Down the Wind, the score for the infamous Broadway flop Dance of the Vampires, and the book and score for the musical Bat Out of Hell, which drew on elements from The Dream Engine and a subsequent rewrite titled Neverland. He earned a Tony nomination for songs contributed to the Broadway musical Footloose. However, Steinman is best known for his work in the rock, pop, and metal genres. He composed Meat Loaf's debut album, Bat Out of Hell, which is one of the best-selling albums of all time, as well as its sequel, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, with songs including the titl...

Bonnie Tyler, passed away at teh age of 73, TMZ reported Tuesday (April 20). He died Monday (April 19) in Connecticut, according to the report, following an undisclosed medical emergency at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday (April 18), according to the state medical examiner. Read more inside… Jim wrote many epic songs, including Meatloaf‘s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” as well as “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” and “Dead Ringer for Love” with Cher. He also wrote Bonnie Tyler‘s 1983 iconic track, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,�...