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Have Your Dance With Bette Midler Songs

There are certain musical artists that appeal across different genres and attract an audience from all age groups. This is the case with Bette Midler, a singer and actress, with a long and distinguished career. Some Bette Midler songs have achieved classic status and she is known for her passionate delivery of ballads and up tempo numbers. Her varied career has brought four Grammy awards, an Emmy and a Tony. She has also received two nominations for an Academy Award.

Barry Manilow formed a friendship with Midler when he accompanied her on piano. This led to him producing her first album in 1973, called “The Divine Miss M”, a title taken from one of her nicknames. Many singles and albums followed, boosted by her exciting stage shows and film and theatre performances. Many fans would agree that the best way to hear Bette Midler songs is to see her live. The next best thing is a live album and Midler obliged with her 1977 release, “Live at Last”. This featured some great performances, including “Bang, You’re Dead”, “In the Mood”, “Alabama Song” and “Long Delta Blues”.

In 1985, Midler joined other singers to make the single, “We Are the World”, the charity record for USA for Africa. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and featured a wide variety of vocal styles, including Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Steve Perry and Bob Dylan. When thinking of Bette Midler songs, most people would recall “Wind Beneath My Wings”. It was the theme song for her movie, “Beaches” and it was a number one hit and a Grammy winner in 1989 for Record of the Year.

One of the most successful greatest hits compilations features Bette Midler songs. Called “Experience the Divine”, it came out in 1993 and reached number three in the UK charts. Of course, “Wind Beneath My Wings” was present and other tracks include “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “When a Man Loves a Woman”. The theme song from her film, “The Rose” is also included. The single of “The Rose” had previously been number three in the US pop charts and had achieved gold sales. The movie “The Rose” gave Midler a chance to play a gritty role. Although not named in the film, it was widely acknowledged that Midler’s character was based on rock star, Janis Joplin. She relished the part and gave a convincing performance as a singer, battling with alcohol.

Midler has constantly shown her versatility and showed it again with two tribute albums to iconic stars. They are “Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook” and “Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook”, both produced by old collaborator, Barry Manilow. Midler always manages to make every song her own and Bette Midler songs promise a performer at the height of her powers.

Know What You Are Getting From A Musician Referral

Some people are just born to be musicians. Once they have it in their mind, it is in their blood and there really is no way to get rid of it. I have found this to be true time and time again. I know many of them, I am married to one and there are a few in my family. I even know a few from the other side of the world. They all have a few things in common. They are talented, and there is nothing that could stop them from playing, even after an illness threatens their lifestyle. The biggest problem they have is finding the right people to play with when one band does not work out. This is when the musician referral comes into play and how many good musicians find each other.

There are many places to find a musician referral and I know there are many online. The problem is finding someone who lives nearby, with talent and the will to give up time for the good of the project. There are many great players out there, but styles and personalities do not always mesh. That is the hard part of a musician referral. Some like to give more time than others and some have no sense of what it means to be in a band. Good musicians obviously find each other, but it is harder than it looks.

If you need to use a musician referral, be sure to be explicitly clear about what you are looking for in a band mate. You may need a guitar player, but do you need someone that has their own transportation? You have to think about when you practice. Will they be able to be there without fail each time? You also have to think about equipment. Do they have enough? What experience do they have? Do they like the same style of music? Do they have obligations that might keep them from gigs? Those are all good questions that should be answered when using a musician referral.

It might sound daunting to find someone through a musician referral, but it is a good way to go about it. Just remember to give it time and don’t just take the first person that responds without finding out if they are a good match. My husband tells me that the best musician referral is other bands, and he doesn’t mean asking them if they know someone. Bands steal members from other bands all the time. It’s not quite fair, but it seems to be part of the deal.