Gay bathhouse (陣屋)" were built in the 1970s. Singer Bette Midler is well known for getting her start at the famous Continental Baths in New York City in the early 1970s, where she earned the nickname Bathhouse Betty. It was there, accompanied by pianist Barry Manilow (who, like the bathhouse patrons, sometimes wore only a white towel), that she created her stage persona "the Divine Miss M." On getting her start in bathhouses, Midler has remarked: Despite the way things turned out [with the AIDS crisis], I'm still proud of those days [when I got my start singing at the gay bathhouses].
Old Cape Cod being issued as a single. Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded "Old Cape Cod" for his 1968 album release, "Tennessee Ernie Ford's World of Pop and Country Hits". That same year, Dottie West recorded "Old Cape Cod" for her album "Feminine Fancy", which mostly consisted of remakes of signature songs of well-known female singers, and also featured West's take on Patti Page's career record "Tennessee Waltz". Bette Midler recorded "Old Cape Cod" for release on her 1972 debut album "The Divine Miss M" although the track – produced by Midler with Joel Dorn – was debuted in 1976 on "Songs for the