BetteBack: Bette Midler Gains New Audience…

San Mateo Times Lyons Den LEONARD LYONS December 22, 1973 Bloomingdale’s is now selling towels inscribed with “Continental Baths.” Bette…

BetteBack Concert: Miss Main Event ~ Bette Midler At The Palace ~

Oakland Tribune Bette Midler Brings ‘Pizzazz’ to Palace December 7, 1973 NEW YORK ,(AP) – Bette Midler, the brash orange-haired…

BetteBack Review: “Bette Midler” By Bette Midler

Daily Review Roek talk from KG Some gift ideas for rock fans By KATHIESTASKA and GEORGE MANGRUM December 14, 1973…

BetteBack: Bette Midler At The Palace

Wisconsin State Journal Bette Midler Gets Big Money in N.Y. By Earl Wilson December 7, 1973 N E W YORK…

BetteBack: Who Will Play The Life Of Janis Joplin? 3 Choices ~ December 1, 1973

Dunkirk Evening Observer The Gossip Column By Robin Adams Sloane December 1, 1973 Q: Who will play Janis Joplin in…

BetteBack: Bette’s Start In A Nutshell

Dover Times Reporter TV Mailbag November 30, 1973 What can you tell me about Bette Midler? I think she is…

BetteBack Gossip: Bette Didn’t Want To Work Vegas

Middlesboro Daily News By Earl Wilson November 30, 1973 Bette Midler, who doesn’t want to work in Las Vegas, told…

BetteBack: According To Bette, ABC Was To Tape One Palace Engagement…

San Mateo Times Lyons Den By LEONARD LYONS November 24, 1973 Bette Midler, dining at Justin’s, said one of the…

BetteBack Review: Bette Midler’s Second Album, “Bette Midler” Is Released…

Greeley Daily Tribune THE WORLD OF MUSIC By JUDY HUGO October 29, 1973   In little over a year Bette…

BetteBack: Second Album To Be Released Early November

Phoenix Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona The elusive rock dollar October 18, 1973 LINER NOTES . . . That new Bette…

BetteBack: “…now let’s sing it out this time for “Tinkerbell”

Wisconsin State Journal How’s She.Doing? Great, You Bette! By DONALD DAVIES October 17, 1973 The reigning resident kook of showbiz,…

BetteBack: An “….Intensified, More Dramatic Version Of Peggy Lee”

Capital Times Bette Midler: Campy, Kooky, And Terrific By ROBERT LaBRASCA October 17, 1973 You have never seen anything like…

BetteBack: Bette Enchants Even On A Particularly Bad Night!

Albuquerque Journal Bette Midler Enchants Audience By SCOTT BEAVEN October 8, 1973 By the time Bette Midler began the second…

BetteBack: “A blasto from the pasto” ~ October 4, 1973

Albuquerque Journal The Divine Miss M To Appear Here Tonight October 4, 1973 They call her Bette (rhymes with fret)…

BetteBack Gossip: Bette Signs Up For First TV Special ~ June 20, 1973

Independent Hollywood Hotline Marilyn Beck June 20, 1973 Up, up and away: Bette Midle r,  t h e  f o…

BetteBack: “Hollywood isn’t dead. It’s sitting right in this chair.” ~ October 4, 1973

Albuquerque Tribune Superstar Bette Midler brings caravan to Albq October 4, 1973 For those who like to associate decades with…

BetteBack: Bette Shimmy’s And Shakes The Phoenix Symphony Hall ~ October 4, 1973

Phoenix Arizona Republic Miss M shakes the house By Hardy Price October 4, 1973 You’ve all heard about an act…

BetteBack: “Martha Raye would give her eye teeth and a box of poppers for a tour like ours.”

San Mateo Times THE MARQUEE By Barbara Bladen Flashy, Trashy and Infectious Miss M October 1, 1973 In this crazy…

BetteBack Concert Review: “She gave so much. I want to go see her again” ~ September 29, 1973

Oakland Tribune Bette Comes Back September 29, 1973 With due respect to Carol, Little Darlin’ and ‘Runaround Sue, all heart-throbbers…

BetteBack: Totally Bananas! ~ September 12, 1973

Press Telegram Bette Midler–wonderful bananas! Story and Photo By DENISE KUSEL September 12, 1973 Lights dimmed. Ripples of excited hush crackled through…

BetteBack: “I would like to be the sanitation commissioner of New York City” ~ Sept. 10, 1973

Time Show Business: Trash with Flash Monday, Sept. 10, 1973 The costumes – sequins and satins from the rubbish bins…

BetteBack: A Fascinating, Insightful Interview With The Divine Miss M ~ September 9, 1973

Independent Press Telegram GOOD, BETTER, BEST, BETTE By KAY HOLMES September 9, 1973 Bette Midler is almost too camp to…

BetteBack Concert Review: Bette “Unbelievable” Management “Paranoid”

Alton Telegraph By DOUG THOMPSON Telegraph Leisure Editor August 29, 1973 Bette Midler, music’s female Alice Cooper, brought her outrageous…

BetteBack: Former Harlette, Melissa Manchester, Heads Out On Her Own

Mister D: Bette did record one of Melissa’s songs, entitled, “Easy” but was never released on an album. Joplin Globe…

BetteBack Ad: Yes…Bette Midler Played Mississippi River Festival! ~ August 25, 1973

Mister D:  And the tickets were 2-3 dollars?  LOL

BetteBack: Where’s Bette Midler?

Daily Journal Personality Plus By Robin Adams Sloan August 28, 1973 Q: Where’s that divine Bette Midler these days? I…

BetteBack: “…No gimmick — It’s genuine” ~ August 10, 1973

Lowell Sun Bette Midler-one of a special kind  August 10, 1973   NEW YORK: No one could say that success…

BetteBack: Bette Midler Becomes A Speaker ~ June 30, 1973

San Mateo Times Lyon’s Den By LEONARD LYONS June 30, 1973 Bette‘ Midler has been added to the list of…

BetteBack: Bette Starts Second Leg Of Tour In August ~ July 25, 1973

San Mateo Times Lyons Den Bv LEONARD LYONS Bette Midler, who is preparing another national tour beginning Aug 30 is…

BetteBack Review: The Divine Miss M ~ May 19, 1973

Dunkirk Evening Observer Flip Disks By Kenneth Wilk May 19, 1973 Bette Midler is a superstar! Now that’s quite a…