Bette Midler nearly passed on “Wind Beneath My Wings.” 75 years old and only an Oscar away from achieving EGOT status — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony — Midler’s career spans decades. “Wind Beneath My ...
The song from the 'Beaches' soundtrack hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989 James White / trunkarchive.com Bette Midler’s 1988 movie Beaches is one of the most popular tearjerkers of all ...
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Oh, no. Bette ...
Understanding grief, whether collective or individual, can easily become a lifelong pursuit. But somehow, songs about grief can capture and convey emotions that we otherwise might not know how to ...