Book: “Songs for the New Depression” By Kergan Edwards-Stout

Winner – 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award – LGBTQ Shortlist – 2011 Independent Literary Award – LGBTQ Gabriel Travers…

BetteBack Concert: Miss Main Event ~ Bette Midler At The Palace ~

Oakland Tribune Bette Midler Brings ‘Pizzazz’ to Palace December 7, 1973 NEW YORK ,(AP) – Bette Midler, the brash orange-haired…

BetteBack Review: “Bette Midler” By Bette Midler

Daily Review Roek talk from KG Some gift ideas for rock fans By KATHIESTASKA and GEORGE MANGRUM December 14, 1973…

The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B

Alt Sounds Tune of the (yester)day: Bette Midler – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Issue #75 “Midler’s personality and performance shone…

BetteBack: “…now let’s sing it out this time for “Tinkerbell”

Wisconsin State Journal How’s She.Doing? Great, You Bette! By DONALD DAVIES October 17, 1973 The reigning resident kook of showbiz,…

BetteBack: An “….Intensified, More Dramatic Version Of Peggy Lee”

Capital Times Bette Midler: Campy, Kooky, And Terrific By ROBERT LaBRASCA October 17, 1973 You have never seen anything like…

BetteBack: Bette Enchants Even On A Particularly Bad Night!

Albuquerque Journal Bette Midler Enchants Audience By SCOTT BEAVEN October 8, 1973 By the time Bette Midler began the second…

Old 1973 Ad For Bette’s The Divine Miss M Tour

BetteBack: “A blasto from the pasto” ~ October 4, 1973

Albuquerque Journal The Divine Miss M To Appear Here Tonight October 4, 1973 They call her Bette (rhymes with fret)…

Donna Maxon’s Packing Them In: BETTE & BARRY: BACK TO THE BATHHOUSE Plays Through 9/12 At Laurie Beechman Theatre

Broadway World BACK TO THE BATHHOUSE Extends Through 9/12 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre Thursday, August 9, 2012 by BWW News…

BetteBack: “Hollywood isn’t dead. It’s sitting right in this chair.” ~ October 4, 1973

Albuquerque Tribune Superstar Bette Midler brings caravan to Albq October 4, 1973 For those who like to associate decades with…

Bette Midler And Billy Crystal To Sing Duet In “Parental Guidance”

USA Today Sneak peek: Crystal, Midler in ‘Parental Guidance’ 3:51 PM, Aug 6, 2012 By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY A…

BetteBack: Bette Shimmy’s And Shakes The Phoenix Symphony Hall ~ October 4, 1973

Phoenix Arizona Republic Miss M shakes the house By Hardy Price October 4, 1973 You’ve all heard about an act…

BetteBack: “Martha Raye would give her eye teeth and a box of poppers for a tour like ours.”

San Mateo Times THE MARQUEE By Barbara Bladen Flashy, Trashy and Infectious Miss M October 1, 1973 In this crazy…

BetteBack Concert Review: “She gave so much. I want to go see her again” ~ September 29, 1973

Oakland Tribune Bette Comes Back September 29, 1973 With due respect to Carol, Little Darlin’ and ‘Runaround Sue, all heart-throbbers…

BetteBack: Totally Bananas! ~ September 12, 1973

Press Telegram Bette Midler–wonderful bananas! Story and Photo By DENISE KUSEL September 12, 1973 Lights dimmed. Ripples of excited hush crackled through…

BetteBack: “I would like to be the sanitation commissioner of New York City” ~ Sept. 10, 1973

Time Show Business: Trash with Flash Monday, Sept. 10, 1973 The costumes – sequins and satins from the rubbish bins…

BetteBack: A Fascinating, Insightful Interview With The Divine Miss M ~ September 9, 1973

Independent Press Telegram GOOD, BETTER, BEST, BETTE By KAY HOLMES September 9, 1973 Bette Midler is almost too camp to…

BetteBack Concert Review: Bette “Unbelievable” Management “Paranoid”

Alton Telegraph By DOUG THOMPSON Telegraph Leisure Editor August 29, 1973 Bette Midler, music’s female Alice Cooper, brought her outrageous…

Reminder: Donna Maxon ~ “Bette & Barry: Back to the Bathhouse” plays Wednesday and Aug. 15 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre

Mister D: And if I’m not mistaken, our friend Matthew Parker is one of the background singers! The New York…

BetteBack: Where’s Bette Midler?

Daily Journal Personality Plus By Robin Adams Sloan August 28, 1973 Q: Where’s that divine Bette Midler these days? I…

BetteBack: “…No gimmick — It’s genuine” ~ August 10, 1973

Lowell Sun Bette Midler-one of a special kind  August 10, 1973   NEW YORK: No one could say that success…

BetteBack Review: The Divine Miss M ~ May 19, 1973

Dunkirk Evening Observer Flip Disks By Kenneth Wilk May 19, 1973 Bette Midler is a superstar! Now that’s quite a…

Bette On The Boards Presents ~ Bette Midler – Rare Footage

1) Bette Midler rehearses “Friends” at the Merriwether Post Pavilion in preparation for the second leg of The Divine Miss…

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 Tweets: I Said The Same Thing On Facebook!

Mister D: Frank Bruni wrote an op-ed piece on Ms. Bachman about how she is a right wing religious nut…

A Don’t Miss For New Yorkers!: Donna Maxon At The Laurie Beechman Theater

Bette and Barry: Back to the Bathhouse at the Laurie Beechman Theater: Nationally known Bette Midler tribute artist, Donna Maxon,…

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 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…