Like most so-called overnight success stories, Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods didn’t just arrive out of nowhere in 1974 with the No. 1 hit “Billy Don’t Be a Hero.” The seven-piece Cincinnati, Ohio, band ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1974, a tragedy-inspired pop song beat a rival band to the top spot on the Billboard charts, causing a commotion with its teary ...

There weren't many heroes in the Vietnam War. There weren't many battles, either. It wasn't a war of hills that needed to be held until reinforcements arrived. Instead, it was a confusing miasma of ...

Talk about your guilty pleasures. Ron Dante was once a famous cartoon character — or, to be more accurate, he was the human voice behind The Archies’ ridiculously catchy ’60s pop hit “Sugar Sugar.” ...

In 1974, a tragedy-inspired pop song beat a rival band to the top spot on the Billboard charts, causing a commotion with its teary story of war and lost love. Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods took the ...