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Photos: Meat Loaf, Who Died At 74, Entertained Us Over The Years

Meat Loaf's 1977 legendary rock opera, "Bat Out of Hell," remains one of the bestselling albums of all time.

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Meat Loaf performs at a concert in Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 18, 2007. Meat Loaf, whose "Bat Out Of Hell" album is one of the all-time bestsellers, died Thursday, his family confirmed in a statement on Facebook.
Meat Loaf performs at a concert in Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 18, 2007. Meat Loaf, whose "Bat Out Of Hell" album is one of the all-time bestsellers, died Thursday, his family confirmed in a statement on Facebook. ((Andy Kropa, File/AP))

ACROSS AMERICA — Rock singer Meat Loaf, best known for his legendary rock opera album "Bat Out of Hell," has died. He was 74.

Born Marvin Lee Aday, he died Thursday, the family said in a statement released Friday by the star's agent. No cause of death was listed.

In addition to his 1977 “Bat Out of Hell,” Meat Loaf was well known for anthems including “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).”

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American rock star Meat Loaf, whose real name was Marvin Lee Aday, holds his hand to his ear in a theatrical pose during a live concert, circa 1985. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Meat Loaf performs at a concert in New York's Madison Square Garden in 2007. (AP Photo/Andy Kropa, File)
Rock star Meat Loaf is shown with Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry at the party for the premiere of the movie "Roadie," on June 12, 1980, in New York. A family statement on his official Facebook page says the singer born Marvin Lee Aday died Thursday night. (G. Paul Burnett, File/AP)
Meat Loaf poses during a photo call at the Virgin Megastore in London's Oxford Street, where he signed copies of his album "Couldn't Have Said It Better" on April 25, 2003 . (Yui Mok/PA via AP, File)
Britain's Prince Charles (left) meets performers including singer Beyonce (center) and Meat Loaf following the "Party in the Park" event in Hyde Park, London, on July 6, 2003. "Bat Out of a Hell,” Meat Loaf's mega-selling collaboration with songwriter Jim Steinman, came out in 1977 and became one of the bestselling records in history. (Russell Boyce, Pool Photo via AP, File)
This June 21, 2010, file photo shows rock singer Meat Loaf on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before ringing the opening bell. (Richard Drew, File/AP)
Michael Lee Aday, who goes by the stage name Meat Loaf, arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Diamond on Feb. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Singers Chubby Checker (left) and Meat Loaf pose for a photograph at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 1987. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
Singer Meat Loaf performs in support of Republican then-presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, on Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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