BetteBack January 23, 1973: The Divine Miss M Album Review

Greeley Daily Tribune January 23, 1973 The Divine Miss M is here! And it’s a real joy to find an…

BetteBack July 24, 1997: The 1997 Emmy Nominations

Garden City Telegram July 24, 1997 Nominees in top categories for the 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, announced Thursday by…

BetteBack February 11, 1974: As the World Rocks . . .

Albuquerque Journal As the World Rocks . . . February 11, 1974 Rock music is a uniquely American contribution to…

BetteBack July 14, 1997: Bette & Gifford Dialogue Cut From First Wive’s Club

Panama City News Herald July 14, 1997 Frank and Kathle Lee Gifford, the tabloids’ fare du jour after his alleged…

BetteBack February 6, 1974: Bette Midler Takes In A Fight

Bradford Era February 6, 1974 Bette Midler showed off her guy Eddie Simon at the All-Frazier fight; he dresses as…

BetteBack July 9, 1997: Creating For Life Benefit For AIDS

Daily Herald Suburban Chicago July 9, 1997 A T-shirt designed by Bette Midler will be among the hundreds of items…

BetteBack February 1, 1974: Streaking Hits Bette Midler Type Phenomena

Delaware County February 1, 1974 Watergate WON’T go away. The Energy Crisis is making Cadillacs as obsolete as scooters. It…

BetteBack July 7, 1997: There Will Be No Sequel To ‘First Wives Club’

Santa Ana Orange County Register July 7, 1997 Remember when “First Wives Club” opened with a smash and geoerated all…

BetteBack January 31, 1974: Three New Singles On Music Scene

Chicago Heights Star January 31, 1974 As regular Beat readers are aware, I don’t usually devote a lot of time…

BetteBack June 28, 1997: Dennis Farina On Bette Midler

Clearfield Progress June 28, 1997 Dennis Farina, famous for his tough-guy roles in movies such as Get Shorty, is great…

BetteBack January 31, 1974: Bette Midler & Other Celebs Take In Bob Dylan Concert

Delta Democrat January 31, 1974 Bob Dylan stepped onto the darkened stage, Madison Square Garden burst into a lightning storm…

BetteBack January 30, 1974: Bette Midler And Paul Simon Rebuffed At Restaurant

Bucks County Courier January 30, 1974 Bette Midler and Paul Simon (formerly of Simon and Garfunkel) were tamed away at…

BetteBack January 27, 1974: Celebrities Sing Bette’s Praises

Lincoln Evening Journal January 27, 1974 Success story: The popularity of Bette Midler, considered the “singing star of the year,’*…

BetteBack January 26, 1974: The Savior Of Rock And Roll?

Winnipeg Free Press January 26, 1974 Bette Midler: Not a bad album, but really not up to par with The…

BetteBack June 9, 1997: Bette Midler Hits The Ruby Wax Show

Daily Herald Suburban June 9, 1997 “The Ruby Wax Show” has a distinctly British feel. It’s a lark, as Wax…

BetteBack January 23, 1974: Divine Raunch

Fort Worth Daily Skiff January 23, 1974 It is no news to most people that Bette Midler, the five-foot-high selfannounced…

BetteBack May 27, 1997: Orson Welles Project Boasts Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Bette Midler, Madonna, and Edward Norton

Doylestown Intelligencer May 27, 1997 Duels – Hollywood can’t get enough of’cm this year. We’ve seen a couple of volcano…

BetteBack January 22, 1974: Bette Browses Bookstore

Morris Daily Herald January 22, 1974 J U S T A N O R D IN A R Y Greenwich…

BetteBack May 18, 1997: Spoken 10 Years Ago From 1997

Cumberland Sunday Times May 18, 1997 Spoken IO years ago: “ I’m completely confused and befuddled.” – Bette Midler, who…

BetteBack January 18, 1974: 1974 Grammy Nominations Announced – Bette Up For Three

Delaware County Daily Times January 18, 1974 LOS ANGELES (AP) –Singer and composer Stevie Wonder has received six nominations in…

BetteBack May 12, 1997: How do you have a happy marriage when you’re more famous than your partner?

Altoona Mirror May 12, 1997 Q: How do you have a happy marriage when you’re more famous than your partner?…

BetteBack January 16, 1974: Top 10 Billboard Albums

Corona Daily Independent January 16, 1974 Top 10 Billboard Albums ALBUMS 1. “Don’t Mess Around With Jim,” Jim Croce 2.…

BetteBack April 29, 1997: Bette To Appear On “The Nanny”

Indiana Gazette April 29, 1997 VIVA BETTE: Fran’s idol, Bette Midler, appears on “The Nanny,” Wednesday on CBS at 8…

BetteBack January 16, 1974: Expert Peruses Shoes For Fashion Views

Lebanon Daily News January 16, 1974 Kooky Bette Midler, the 5 Ft one rock-roll singer whose ’40s clothes are custom…

BetteBack April 16, 1997: Rekindled love on the rebound

Winnipeg Free Press April 16, 1997 WHEN Ann Taylor and Layton Payne eloped to Sedona, Ariz., six years ago, they…

BetteBack January 16, 1974: Bette Midler – 2nd Album Review

Corona Daily Independent January 16, 1974 Bette Midler – Bette Midler There’s not much one can say about Bette Midler…

BetteBack April 14, 1997: Midler returns to comedy in film ‘That Old Feeling’

Brownsville Herald April 14, 1997 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A view from a broad is back. Some still remember that…

BetteBack January 14, 1973: The Top 10 Best Albums Of The Year

Southern Illinoisan January 14, 1973 For the record industry, 1971 ended up being neither a year of renaissance or a…

BetteBack January 12, 1973: Divine Miss M Album Review

Van Nuys Valley News January 12, 1973 Every once in a great while there comes along a performer who is…

BetteBack January 12, 1973: The Divine Miss M

Roselle Herald January 12, 1973 Another singer relatively new to records, “The Divine Miss M” (Atlantic SD-7238) being her first,…