BetteBack Trivia: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy ~ June 16, 1973

Dunkirk Evening Observer The Gossip Column by Robin Adams Sloan June 16, 1973 Q: My mother says the new Bette…

BetteBack: Bette Obsessed With Ecology Even Then…April 23, 1973

San Mateo Times Lyon’s Den By LEONARD LYONS May 9, 1973 Bette Midler, who was honored by After Dark magazine…

BetteBack Concert: “There isn’t a performer alive who can match her talents”

Syracuse Post Standard Big, Bubbly Bette Charms 3000 Fans By JOHN WISNIEWSKI April 12, 1973 Bette Midler, the Divine Miss…

Bette Midler On Madonna, Pearl Jam, Garth, And Buffett (1994)

Divine Wisdom — Bette Midler Holds Forth On Madonna, Pearl Jam, And The Art Of Entertaining By J.D. Considine The…

BetteBack Concert Review: “She’s a killer.” ~ April 11, 1973

Redlands Daily Facts Divine Miss M wails, warbles, bounces her way to a million By MURRAY OLDERMAN April 11, 1973…

BetteBack Billboard Charts: 3 Divas Top The Album Charts ~ Lagging Behind Donny Osmond And John Wayne?

BetteBack Album Review: “…the first big star of the 70s”

Arcadia Tribune Musical Notes By Randall Dave April 5, 1973 If you’re not hooked on Bette Midler yet, then you…

BetteBack Concert Review ~ March 28, 1973

Lawton Constitiution Concert In Review March 28, 1973 “The Divine Miss M” played to a near capacity house in Oklahoma…

BetteBack: Divining Miss M ~ March 27, 1973

The New York Times Diving Miss M March 27, 1973 THE Divine Miss M., as she calls herself, has been…

BetteBack Review: The Divine Miss M ~ Bette Midler ~ March 17, 1973

Syracuse Post Standard From All Sides: “Divine Miss M’s” Debut Album Promises Long Ticket Line By JOHN WISNIEWSKI March 17,…

BetteBack: Bette’s “The Divine Miss M” Hits Number 5 On The Billboard Charts ~ March 23, 1973

Van Nuys News Top Hits March 23, 1973

BetteBack: Gay Politics Comes To The Fore In The Age Of Bette Midler ~ March 16, 1973

Dover Times Reporter Jack Paar vs. the Gays By NICHOLAS VON HOFFMAN March 16, 1973 WASHINGTON – The other night…

BetteBack: Billboard Album Chart For March 12, 1973 ~ Bring Back Memories Anyone?

BetteBack ~ Troy Concert Review ~ March 3, 1973 ~ Part One

Bennington Banner MEDIA MASSAGE BY BEVERLY RYAN March 3, 1973 THE API FIELDHOUSE is large and cold. The ice underfoot,…

BetteBack: Print Ad For The Divine Miss M Album ~ $3.37!!!????? ~ 1973

BetteBack: Bette Midler To Guest On “The Burt Bacharach – Opus No. 3” Special ~ February 25, 1973

Cedar Rapids Gazette Program Notes February 25, 1973 “Burt Bacharach – Opus No.3″ – Mr. B. brings Ludwig van Beethoven…

BetteBack: Success Bursts Upon The Divine Miss M ~ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1973

SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN It’s a tropical thunderstorm/; No, it’s Bette Midler SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1973 No one could say that success…

BetteBack Tid-Bette: And Yes, The Public Is Still Treated This Way!

Canandaigua Daily Messenger Help-Mate February 15, 1973 Being an avid fan of Bette Midler I rushed to get tickets when…

BetteBack Tid-Bette: Cafe Clown????

Greenville Record Argus The Voice Of Broadway  February 5, 1973 Cafe clown Bette Midler entertains here in N.Y. at the…

BetteBack Concert Review: Midler is, in a word, astounding ~ January 23, 1973

Chronicle Telegram Divine Miss M brings oldies to life but in her own inimitable fashion “Tacky woman’ has new definition…

BetteBack: The Best Albums Of 1972 ~ January 14, 1973

Mister D: I just loved this article because it transported me back in time when I was forming my own…

BetteBack Review: Carly Simon’s “No Secrets” And Bette Midler’s “The Divine Miss Miss M”

Mister D: Another awesome album included here…a watershed work for Ms. Simon, but then there’s…BETTE! Greeley Daily Tribune THE WORLD…

BetteBack Review: The Divine Miss M ~ January 12, 1973

Van Nuys Valley News And Green Sheet Bette Midler Puts Utmost Into Act and It’s Paying Off January 12, 1973…

BetteBack: First Stop…Cleveland! ~ January 9, 1973

Chronicle Telegram Singer Bette Midler to perform in Cleveland January 9, 1973 CLEVELAND – An acclaimed night club entertainer, Bette…

BetteBack: Which Of The Following Will Become The Big Stars Of Tomorrow? ~ January 1, 1973

Press Telegram ‘Nobodies’ became’somebodies’ in ’72 By Earl Wilson January 1, 1973 NEW YORK – Who will make it in’73? There are…

BetteBack Review: The Divine Miss M ~ One Of The Year’s Best ~ December 3, 1972

Abilene Reporter News Platter Chatter Some of the Year’s Best December 3, 1972 Some of this year’s best LPscame our…

BetteBack: Bette At Boarding House Theater in San Francisco ~ November 30, 1972

Oakland Tribune Stage And Screen Robert Taylor November 30, 1972 The Divine Miss M. “”You know what camp is?” the…

BetteBack: The Divine Miss M – Bette Midler Is Finally Released ~ Review

Charleston Gazette The Divine Miss M ~ Bette Midler December 2, 1972 THE DIVINE MISS M. -Betle Midler, Atlantic –…

BetteBack: Bette’s First Movie Association As Lead In “Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York.” ~ September 20, 1972

Mister D: The film went on to star Jeannie Berlin (in the original “The Heartbreak Kid“) and Roy Scheider (of…

BetteBack ~ The New “It” Girls Star Rises Fast

Oakland Tribune New star’s fast rise September 13, 1972   Bette Midler may be the fastest-rising star to emerge this…