A singer and also an actress, she was born in 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri. In fact, little is known about her childhood and teenage years. All that is certain is that she attended Webster University ...

NEW YORK — Editor's note: the video in the player above is from a previous story. “Stop Right There.” They were three words that defined a hit album. They also launched a career. Singer Ellen Foley ...

In 2016, I went into a conference room in Beverly Hills to spend a couple hours talking with Meat Loaf, who had just finished recording what would be his final studio album, “Braver Than We Are.” The ...

When it comes to impressive curriculum vitae, it's hard to beat that of actress and music legend Ellen Foley. From her duet vocal on Meat Loaf's hit single "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" to her ...

Often hailed as one of the greatest rock concept albums ever, Bat Out of Hell’s impact on the music world likely caught Meat Loaf by surprise when it was released 47 years ago today. The LP would ...

Question: Did Ellen Foley, the backup singer on Meat Loaf recordings, ever make records of her own? Answer: Like you, most of us discovered Ellen Foley through her association with Meat Loaf in 1977 ...

The road to stardom is not always paved smoothly. Meat Loaf – who was born Marvin Lee Aday but changed his first name to Michael in his adult life – is proof of that. The legendary rock icon died on ...

Among Meat Loaf’s critical defenders — which, as you may have realized if you’ve paid much attention over the years, is a very niche market in the world of rock tastemakers — there’s a word that comes ...

His catalog wasn't just about 'Bat Out of Hell.' Here are 12 of his greatest musical melodramas, including side trips with 'Rocky Horror' or even Ted Nugent along with the Jim Steinman classics. When ...

This photo provided by Daniel Root shows Ellen Foley. Foley, who collaborated with Meat Loaf on the hit single “Paradise By the Dashboard Light” from his 1977 hit album “Bat Out of Hell,” is paying ...