Bo Donaldson Returns! - Musician (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods) Bo Donaldson Returns! Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know even more about Bo Donaldson. You know Bo as the keyboardist for the platinum selling 1970s & 80s band Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods. Bo's first appearance on the show was in March 2025. In this episode, we catch up with what Bo has been up to since our last conversation. Bo and his band are part of the entertainment for a couple of 70s themed rock & roll cruises coming up. One in March of 2026 and the next in Jan of 2027. Bo will also be at the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival in April of 2026. Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods have also released a new album of covers called 'Have A Nice Decade'! Because he is such a great guy, Bo lets me play my favorite track off the new record. Also in this episode, Bo shares his experiences seeing The Beatles three times in concert, as well as his ongoing royalty issues with Universal Music Group. Naturally we discuss 2026 as the 55th anniversary of the first (of 300) concerts that Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods opened for The Osmonds. A chat between Bo & me would not be complete if I didn't bring up his love of Skyline Chili, and who would I be, if I didn't ask Bo to send me a thing I don't deserve! Follow Bo everywhere, and if you are near any of his appearances, show up and tell him you heard him on the show!

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"Billy—Don't Be a Hero" is a 1974 #pop song that was first a UK hit for #PaperLace and then, some months later (with its title punctuated as "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"), a US hit for #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods. The song was written and composed by two British songwriters, #MitchMurray.

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#Interestingly A sidenote…? Why not? “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” by Cincinnati’s Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods spent 2 weeks at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1974… They were dethroned by Canadian Icon Gordon Lightfoot’s classic “Sundown.” 🇨🇦 #GordonLightfoot #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods did have another US #Billboard #Top40 hit, though… with another cover of a UK hit (this time by Candlewick Green). Their version of “Who Do You Think You Are” peaked at #15 on the #Billboard #Top40. #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays Cincinnati’s Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods are often erroneously given one-hit wonder status in the US… They did take their version of “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” all the way to #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40, spending 2 weeks at the top spot. #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods #OneHitWondered

#PaulMcCartneyAndWings, #GordonLightfoot, #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods, #TheStylistics, and more: A playlist of 18 songs that reached their peak chart position in June 1974. #70sMusic #1970sMusic

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#JimStafford, #BoDonaldsonAndTheHeywoods, #TheHollies, #KoolAndTheGang, and more: A playlist of 19 songs that were popular on April 20th, 1974. #70sMusic #1970sMusic

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