According to his social media page, Michael Lee Aday, the singer professionally known as Meat Loaf, has died.
Aday's stage name, according to Wikipedia, was given to him by his football coach (due to his size). Aday took to the name and used it professionally for the rest of his life...
Not only is Garth the most successful country music artist of all time, there are those who would argue he's the most successful artist of any format of all time.