Another Entrant.

Jim Steinman, the writer of such classics as "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart," is among tonight's inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 64-year-old New Yorker started out as a playwright and met Meat Loaf when Meat wanted to record several songs from a show of his based on the Peter Pan characters. The two joined forces, with the result being the immensely successful album Bat Out of Hell. Released in the fall of 1977, the disc has sold an estimated 40 million copies worldwide. Bonnie Tyler later found success with Steinman's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," as did Air Supply with "Making Love Out of Nothing at All."

The reclusive Steinman has rarely been seen in public since a heart attack in the early 2000s. But he's expected to be on hand tonight to join Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot, Nashville tunesmith Don Schlitz and the Broadway tandem of Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones for the ceremonies at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel.