Pop phenomenon Cher has had one of the most surprising and long-lasting careers in American entertainment. Her run of hits and comebacks have continued to defy expectations, right up to her Grammy Award-winning song "Believe" and subsequent tour and HBO special. Cher's string of successes include...
The only Madonna biography based in part on an actual interview with the subject herself, this revealing, intimate, unauthorized portrait of the pop diva is a sympathetic but unwhite-washed appraisal of this talented and ambitious performer. 40 photographs.
Bego's biography of the Divine Miss M covers the singer and actress's life from her early years in Hawaii where she was born to her current standing among the entertainment elite. Midler's career as a brassy and bawdy nightclub act moved up a rung when her cover of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" enter...
Aretha Franklin's soulful voice has earned her fifteen Grammies and the honor of being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. An uncompromising survivor, Aretha has stirred millions with her classic hits, including, "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and "Respect." Bu...
From 1987 forward, the album listings are configured as per one-sided CD release. Configuration and record company listed is as per original American release, unless otherwise noted. The songwriters’ names appear as they appeared on the original releases. First names have been added when availabl...
Hawaii (1966) Director: George Roy Hill Cast: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman, Carroll O’Connor, Bette Midler (an unbilled extra) 2. The Thorn, also known as The Divine Mr. J (1974) Director: Peter Alexander (McWilliams) Cast: Bette Midler 3. The Rose (1979) Director: M...
CHAPTER FOUR “ENTER: CLIVE DAVIS” It was quite clear in April of 1983, when Whitney Houston signed her Arista Records contract, that it was a top-priority signing, and that the company had every intention of making sure that she was going to become a major star. Of course,...
In a deep depression, she canceled more engagements than she kept. There was a large gap between her recording sessions for Soul ‘69 and work on her eighth Atlantic album, This Girl’s in Love with You. Fortunately there were enough cuts “in the can” from her last sessions for Aretha Now and Soul ...
With the exception of four songs on the Who’s That Girl? soundtrack, plus the cuts “Santa Baby” and “Spotlight,” it had been three years since Madonna released a full album of new material. A lengthy hiatus like that can be a difficult hurdle to overcome for most female artists. The public is ver...