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Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman was born November 1, 1947 in Hewlett, New York. He fell in love with music of all sorts as a child, drawn equally to rock and opera. While attending Amherst college he created The Dream Engine, a musical that got the attention of famous NY theater producer Joseph Papp. He began working for Papp after college, and by the early 70s he saw some of his songs being recorded. While developing a musical based on Peter Pan, he found his musical soulmate in Meat Loaf, a big-throated unapologetically theatrical singer whose grandiose sensibilities matched Steinman’s bent for s...