BetteBack October 22, 1973: “I Know Everybody Came to Be Grossed Out, So…”

In Concert October 22, 1973 It definitely was not your ordinary rock concert. Female impersonators and gays with their arms…

BetteBack March 28, 1973: Bette Midler – Concert In Review

The Lawton Constitution March 28, 1973 She calls herself “the last of the truly tacky women…” Bette Midler may be…

BetteBack March, 26, 1973: Self-Styled Bette In ‘Divine’ Impact

Dallas Morning News March, 26, 1973 The whole tone of Bette Midler‘s weekend performance at the Music Hall was set…

BetteBack April 13, 1973: The Divine Miss M Warbles Her Way To A Million

The Herald April 13, 1973 She flounces and minces, coos and shrieks. She is ludicrous and appealingly pathetic. She is…

Betteback March 12, 1973: HOW DIVINE – MISS M

The Washington Post March 12, 1973 You had to be there. Bette Midler stood on the stage of the absolutely…

BetteBack March 1973: It’s “Divine” Bette Midler

Newark Star Lodger ”“ March 1973 It happens so fast you have to do a quick double-take: One second she’s…

BetteBack March 15, 1973: Bette’s Banter Not All ‘Divine’

The Pittsburgh Press March 15, 1973 Instagram: @bettebae She crooned. She screamed. She sang her heart out to that adoring…

BetteBack March 10, 1973: Bette Midler Show Blends Old, New

Pittsburgh Post Gazette – March 10, 1973  Instagram: @bettebae One of the most heterogeneous crowds ever to attend a rock…

BetteBack March 17, 1973: Twice More With A Feeling

Los Angeles Times March 17, 1973 Instagram: @bettebae By the time Bette Midler made her local debut last December at…

BetteBack February 27, 1973: Steambath’s Divine Miss M Really Sleazes With Ease

The Toronto Star Steambath’s Divine Miss M Really Sleazes With Ease February 27, 1973 By William Littler So you weren’t…

BetteBack February 26, 1973: Wish I Could Shimmy Like Divine Miss M

The Boston Globe February 26, 1973 Instagram; @bettebae The Divine Miss M was scrunched cross-legged on a windowsill in the…

BetteBack February 22, 1973: Pop Music

The Harvard Crimson Pop Music February 22, 1973 Bette Midler. You have to go all the way back to Elton…

BetteBack February 19, 1973: After A While Bette Is Infectious

The Chicago Tribune February 19, 1973 WELL, I may as well come out with this without mincing words; God knows…

BetteBack February 16, 1973: Bette Midler Displays A Passel Of Talent

The Milwaukee Journal February 16, 1973 Sentimental, audacious, risqué, campy. Singer Bette Midler dished out a conglomeration of impressions Thursday…

BetteBack January 23, 1973: Divine Miss M Brings Oldies To Life

The Chronicle Telegram January 23, 1973 Writing something fresh and new about Bette Midler – The Divine Miss M, as…

BetteBack October 25, 1973: Bette: there is only one Miss M…

Zoo World October 25, 1973 BEVERLY HILLS: CALIFORNIA. There’s a “Divine Miss M,” and there’s a Bette Midler, two distinct…

BetteBack August 26, 1973: Sensitive Midler a Sure Bet to Continue Ascent as Singing Star

The Sunday Denver Post August 26, 1973 IN A WORD, Bette Midler is hot. Her first album, “The Divine Miss…

BetteBack June 1973: Cookin’ With Bette Midler

Modern Hi-Fi & Stereo Guide June 1973 Bette Midler struts around the stage in her spike heel springolators and skintight…

BetteBack March 19, 1973: Bette Midler Collides With Her Image

Los Angeles Times March 19, 1973 Bette Midler, who during the past few months has charged up the media-paved road from…

BetteBack March 3, 1973: Bawdy, Bodacious Bette

The National Observer Bawdy, Bodacious Bette March 3, 1973 By Bill Marvel HERE IT IS 7:30 p.m., a whole hour…

BetteBack February 24, 1973: A New Singing Rage – The Divine Miss M

The Toronto Star February 24, 1973 It was early morning, far too early morning. And “the pits, honey, the pits”…