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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 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: Troy Concert Review ~ March 3, 1973 ~ Part Two
Bennington Banner MEDIA MASSAGE BY BEVERLY RYAN March 3, 1973 Bette’s reappearance was almost worth the wait. She wore a…
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 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 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 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 New “It” Girls Star Rises Fast
Oakland Tribune New star’s fast rise September 13, 1972 Â Bette Midler may be the fastest-rising star to emerge this…
BetteBack Review May “1971: Midler’s Performance ‘Extraordinary’
Mister D: Pete Townshend of The Who later wrote 2 rock songs for Midler that never saw the light of…
BetteBack September 18, 1993: Bette Midler – A Force Of Nature
Scoop By Liz Smith Los Angeles Times Syndicate September 18, 1993 That force of nature, Batte Midler,opened Tuesday night at…
BetteBack September 17, 1993: Bette Midler Returns Triumphantly To The New York Stage
Syracuse Post Standard Bette Midler returns in triumph for New York run September 17, 1993 By Ann Kolson NEW YORK…
BetteBack September 16,1993: Miss M Back Without Missing A Beat
THE STARS AND STRIPES FACES’N’PLACES Thursday. September 16,1993 Bad sign:.The c u r t a in for Bette Midler‘s six-week…
BetteBack August 25, 1993: “I’ll bet you expected to see someone … beefier … with buck teeth … red hair … and riding a broom!”
The Indiana Gazette Midler proves she’s still divine Wednesday, August 25, 1993 BURGETTSTOWN – She’s daring, delightful, dirty and divine…
BetteBack August 22, 1993: Flack, Midler Collections Great
Syracuse Herald Journal Flack, Midler collections great August 22, 1993 ROBERTA FLACK **** “Softly With These Songs: The Besl of…
BetteBack Review: Bette Midler Enchants In Hocus Pocus
Park Cities People Disney’s Hocus Focus fails to find its audience July 22, 1993 Hocus Pocus is a movie with…
BetteBack Review: Bette Works Her Magic To Save “Hocus Pocus”
Altoona Mirror ‘Hocus Pocus‘ witches conjure up uneven tale July 20, 1993 Out f i t t ed with Mortimer…
BetteBack Review: “Hocus Pocus” – The lead actresses are the only reasons to see this movie…
Galveston Daily News Here’s another kid flick – but this time, they’re for EATING! David Nathan July 18, 1993 Last…
BetteBack Review: “Hocus Pocus” – Casting Spells?
Syracuse Post Standard ‘Hocus Pocus‘ spells disaster By Doug Erode Mister D: I forgot how hostile critics were to this…
Bette Midler’s “Live At Last” Has Been ReIssued And Remasterd
Which Bette Midler album has Friday Music selected for reissue this April? 1977’s 2-LP Live at Last was the first live album…
BetteBack December 4, 1991: Now This Is A Mean Review
Santa Fe Reporter For The Boys December 4, 1991 Bette Midler lays siege to a movie like a drunk busting up…
BetteBack Monday, Dec. 02, 1991: A Brassy Golden Oldie
Time A Brassy New Golden Oldie By RICHARD SCHICKEL Monday, Dec. 02, 1991 FOR THE BOYS Directed by Mark Rydell;…
BetteBack November 24, 1991: Bette And The Boys
Newsweek Bette and the Boys November 24, 1991 “For the Boys” takes singer-comedian Dixie Leonard through three wars and 50…
BetteBack November 30, 1991: Midler is proud of ‘For the Boys’
Kokomo Tribune Actress says she got what she wanted in ‘For the Boys‘ November 30, 1991 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –…
BetteBack Saturday, November 30, 1991: Liz Smith On “For The Boys”
The Indiana Gazette Scoop/Liz Smith Saturday, November 30, 1991 If you appreciate old-fashioned schmaltz and sentiment, dramatic contrivance, shameless…