BetteBack December 21, 1996: There Are Singers. There Are Performers. Then There’s Bette Midler

Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph December 21, 1996 There are those who sing and those who perform. And there are those,…

BetteBack October 11, 1996: First Wive’s Club Soundtrack Review

Santa Ana Orange County Register October 11, 1996 Alternately inspirational, weepy and amusing, the “First Wives Club” soundtrack reflects the…

BetteBack June 30, 1972: Singer From The Tubs’ Hits Nightclub Circuit (Interview)

Winnipeg Free Press June 30, 1972 N E W YORK (Special) – Nightclub singer Bette Midler has a knack for…

Bette Midler On Being Nominated Against Rosemary Clooney For Her Tribute Album: “I’m mortified. I’d really like Rosemary to win that Grammy. I can’t believe I’m up against her. I’m going to look into withdrawing…

Bette Midler On Being Nominated Against Rosemary Clooney For Her Tribute Album: “I’m mortified. I’d really like Rosemary to win…

BetteBack May 9, 1996: Bette Midler finds her reason for being

Doylestown Intelligencer May 9, 1996 Bette Midler: Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and now, Compost Queen. “My whole life had been…

I Shall Be Released – Bette Midler – Divine Madness -1980

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On Her Ticket Prices: “I haven’t had many complaints about my ticket prices. We’re not in the Rolling Stones range. I think the people who want to see the show will find their way there.”

On Her Ticket Prices: “I haven’t had many complaints about my ticket prices. We’re not in the Rolling Stones range.…

All Music’s Review Of Bette Midler’s A Gift Of Love

All Music Review A Gift Of Love AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger  [-] 2016 2008’s Rhino-issued Jackpot: The Best…

Miss M’s Cultural Corner: They’re Playing Our Song: A Memoir By Carole Bayer Sager (Oct. 18th)

They’re Playing Our Song: A Memoir Hardcover ”“ October 18, 2016 by Carole Bayer Sager (Author) “Carole gives us a…

[on the ‘girl bands’ of her youth] “The Ronettes, The Chiffons, The Marvelettes, The Crystals.. they were completely and utterly wholesome and whimsical…”

[on the ”˜girl bands’ of her youth] “The Ronettes, The Chiffons, The Marvelettes, The Crystals.. they were completely and utterly…

What Are Your Top 3 Favorite Songs From Bette Midler’s Some People’s Lives Album?

What Are Your Top 3 Favorite Songs From Bette Midler‘s Some People’s Lives Album? One More Round Some People’s Lives…

BetteBack February 23, 1995: USA for Africa raised $61.8 million with a simple song

Kokomo Tribune February 23, 1995 JAN. 28,1985, was a big night for Lionel Richie. He hosted the American Music Awards…

Maybe it sounds like sour grapes … but I turn the television on and, for the most part, so much of it is garbage…

“Maybe it sounds like sour grapes ”¦ but I turn the television on and, for the most part, so much…

BetteBack January 1, 1995: The Year In Concerts

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) January 1, 1995 | Steve Morse, Globe Staff Pinch yourself, because ’94 was a year…

Bette Midler On Songs For The New Depression:

Bette Midler On Songs For The New Depression: “When I got to the third album, I was in a pretty…

BetteBack December 28, 1993: Memorable Moments From Television 1993

Syracuse Post Standard December 28, 1993 In a cockeyed channel-surfing world, the memorable TV moments multiply. Cable is everywhere. Fiber…

BetteBack December 12, 1993: Bette Midler pulls out all the stops in ‘Gypsy’

Lowell Sun Bette Midler pulls out all the stops in ”˜Gypsy* December 12, 1993 Everything’s coming up roses? As far…

Bette Midler On Songs She Loves But Would Never Sing:

Bette Midler On Songs She Loves But Would Never Sing: “There’s so many songs that I love that I know…

TODAY IN HISTORY: “We Are The World” single was recorded

TODAY IN HISTORY: “We Are The World” single was recorded, a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup…

Bette Midler’s stunning version of ‘In my life’ will give you shivers

Starts At Sixty Bette Midler’s stunning version of ”˜In my life’ will give you shivers December 12, 2015 When Bette…

If ‘Silence of the Lambs’ can be a musical, so can these!

Tampa Bay Times Column: If ‘Silence of the Lambs’ can be a musical, so can these By Stephanie Hayes, Times…

Divine Intervention Review: I wouldn’t Bette on there being a better performer than Midler (London)

Liverpool Echo I wouldn’t Bette on there being a better performer than Midler Pete Price, Author 10:37, 23 July 2015…

BetteBack February 2, 1990: Roger Ebert Reviews ‘Stella’

Cedar Rapids Gazette February 2, 1990 “Stella” is the kind of movie they used to call a tearjerker, and we…

Bette Midler Talks About Her Second Album, ‘Bette Midler’

  From Bette Midler This was my second album. I remember how everyone told me about the “sophomore jinx.” I…

JOEL’S TOP TEN REASONS WHY BETTE MIDLER IS THE BALLAD QUEEN

Vacation Boy JOEL’S TOP TEN REASONS WHY BETTE MIDLER IS THE BALLAD QUEEN OF THE WORLD Posted on March 10,…

10 Surprising Bette Midler Cover Songs

Buzzfeed 10 Surprising Bette Midler Cover Songs posted on Jun. 5, 2014, at 6:44 p.m. Over the years, Bette Midler’s…

BetteBack November 18, 1989: Midler – “Is that what your sex life smells like?”

Winnipeg Free Press November 18, 1989 Swanky New York publication Interview magazine turns 20 this month, and the magazine has…

Midler’s Almost-Forgotten Debut Album Still Remains A Classic Of The ’70s Nostalgia/Camp Boom

The A.V. Club With The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler went from bathhouses to The Tonight Show Midler’s almost-forgotten debut…

On This Day: February 23rd

On February 23rd, 1957, Porter Wagoner joined the Grand Ole Opry. In 1965, Stan Laurel of the Laurel and Hardy…

20 Great (and a Couple of Not-So-Great) Moments in Singer-Actor History

Billboard Magazine 20 Great (and a Couple of Not-So-Great) Moments in Singer-Actor History — From Frank Sinatra to Selena Gomez…