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From music to movies and back again the multi-talented Bette Midler has done it all. On her latest CD the "Divine Ms. M" teams up with Barry Manilow to produce a heartfelt tribute to the legendary jazz singer Rosemary Clooney. Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook honours the memory and work of the one of the most talented jazz singers of the 20th century. It was a labour of love for Midler. "I did it because I loved it and I just want people to remember that her music is still out there," Midler told CTV's Canada AM. "She was a great mentor to me. She was a friend, and I have tremendous admiration for her.".
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After a long-standing feud with Barry Manilow, the two joined forces for the first time in twenty years in 2003 to record "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook." Of the project, Barry said he had a dream that he was recording with Bette again, so he called her up with the idea and she agreed that it was due time to work together again. They got Columbia Records on board and the album was an instant success, going gold in only a few short weeks. The album was one of her best-selling albums in twenty years, and was nominated for a Grammy the following year.
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In one of the first of what is sure to be many tribute albums to be recorded honoring the late Rosemary Clooney, Columbia Records will release "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook" on Sept. 30. The album will reunite Midler with her original piano accompanist and musical director, Barry Manilow, who produced her first two breakthrough albums.
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