From Manilow Elf: “Hey There” is included in the Billboard Radio Countdown Show for the week ending Oct. 18. You…
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Billboard Charts Vs Internet Sales
This week’s Billboard charts find Bette’s CD dropping from 14 to #24, but Internet Sales jumping from Number 12 to…
The Manilow Elf Strikes With Some Trivia
On Rosemary Clooney’s CD, “Rosemary Clooney/Count Basie Orchestra At Long Last (1998)” Barry and Rosie duet on the Ralph Freed…
The Canadians Have Got It Going On: The Ad…
Thank you Darrell for the pic! Love, Mister D
CD Review: Lexington
Lexington Herald-Leader Posted on Fri, Oct. 17, 2003 There are moments on Songbook when it’s tough to accept that Midler…
Bette Sets Her Sights on “The View” Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003
Show: The View Episode: 10/21/2003 Network: (ABC) American Broadcasting Corporation Date: Tuesday – October 21, 2003 Time: 11:00 am –…
CD Review: Miami Herald
Miami Herald Oct. 17, 2003 BY HOWARD COHEN BETTE MIDLER Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook (Columbia) *** Singing standards has…
Vanity Fair: The Music Issue
New on Newsstands Huge music issue: The November issue of Vanity Fair, on newsstands now, offers more than 40 new…
USA Today Article 10-17-03: “This Is Barry’s Record”
Photo: Liz Boynes Divine Miss M back with album, tour By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK — The latest…
For Your Listening Pleasure:
Photo: Tim Mosenfelder Mister D: Darrell, from www.betteontheboards.com, has just put up 2 of Bette’s shows for your listening pleasure:…
Donna Summer And Her New Book
Why Donna Summer on a Bette site? Because, she will be Bette’s special guest performer at Hulaween this year. Her…
Bette In The SoundScan Era
Mister D: I once wrote in to Keith about Bette, now Gabriel has: Keith, I am thrilled to see how…
Bette Helps To Clean A Dirty “David”
Mr. Clean.(Uncensored) Date: 10/01/2003 Publication: W Mel Gibson, once considered the sexiest man alive, is now helping to restore the…
CD Review: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brian Q. Newcomb 10/16/2003 Midler reprises Rosemary Clooney, and boy, can she swing (and sing) On the…
Bette on TV Tonight: PETER ALLEN: THE BOY FROM OZ Wednesday, Oct. 15 TRIO, 8 p.m., 9 p.m.
PETER ALLEN: THE BOY FROM OZ Wednesday, Oct. 15 TRIO, 8 p.m., 9 p.m. One day before actor Hugh Jackman…
Bette at The Monkey Bar
Photo: Walter Chin (August 2003) Thanks Rich for sending this to me….don’t think you can read the photo, but you…
Bette Joins Others In Lodging Objections
Ballymena-born Liam Neeson has joined the battle to save a wild deer habitat from the developers. The habitat is near…
CD REVIEWS: Seattle Gay News and Tower Records
Mister D: My eldest cat of 17 years, Chaka, has been very sick with kidney disease, but she has been…
O’Donnell on Fame, Producing, Kids, and a Little Bette
“Look, I’ve put that ego outside because I’m now not the flower. A producer’s a gardener making that flower grow.…
Musical Director of Touring “Hairspray” Contributes To ‘We Got Bruce’: Mr. Jim Vukovich
Photo of Musical Director/Conductor: Jim Vukovich Mister D: I’ve had some e-mail correspondense with the musical director/conductor of the touring…
CD Review: Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel Published October 3, 2003 Columnist Commander Coconut Come on-a give-a listen I haven’t bought a new Bette Midler…
Bette To Receive Award from Friends of Long Island State Parks…Will Perform April 16, 2004
THE TICKER Newsday.com A.J. Carter October 13, 2003 STATE PARKS COMMISSIONER Bernadette Castro positively gushed when she called to tell…
A BetteHead Takes Action…Congrats, Jamie!
Mister D: Our own Jamie McKnight gets published in The Philadelphia Inquirer (touch her!) for her work on behalf of…
Hulaween Here We Come?
From Ms. Liz Smith’s Column NY Post 10-12-03 October 12, 2003 — ‘KISS ’em if they can’t take a joke!”…
The Billboard Interview
October 18, 2003 Rosemary Clooney Tribute Provides New Showcase For Midler BY CHUCK TAYLOR NEW YORK – Barry Manilow recalls…
Stepford Wives: New Canaan Gets A Makeover
Downtown New Canaan gets a case of ‘Stepford’ fever Susie Costaregni October 11, 2003 New Canaan was buzzing with celebrities…
The Midler/Raitt Connection
There’s a connection between two albums that debut on The Billboard 200 this week – a fragile connection, but a…
Updates: 10-10-03
Too Much Information…Ya Just Gotta Come To Bootleg Betty and Read!!!! New Music Up in the Bette Midler Jukebox…. New…
CD Review: Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor From the October 10, 2003 edition POP/JAZZ Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney: The Best of the Concord Years…
Excellente! Billboard Magazine Review
BETTE MIDLER Album Title: Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook Producer(s): Barry Manilow, Robbie Buchanan Genre: POP Label/Catalog Number:…