Billy Don't Be a Hero US version sold over three and a half million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in June 1974. Donaldson and the Heywoods's version was a massive hit in Latin America and Japan as well, but it remained largely unknown elsewhere as of late July 2017. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1974. Despite the song's popularity, it was poorly received, and it was voted No. 8 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's readers' poll of "10 Worst Songs of the 1970s." The song is mentioned as having played on K-Billy's "Super Sounds of the '70s
Dinner with Don 2017, it was announced that AARP had formed their own production company called AARP Studios. It was further reported that the company's first production would be a series starring comedian Don Rickles entitled "Dinner with Don". The first season was set to consist of ten episodes and feature guests including Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, Marisa Tomei, and Martin Scorsese. The series was set to be executive produced by Robert Bauer, C. Scot Cru, Patrice Choghi, and Tony Oppedisano. Production companies involved with the series were to include Stamper Lumber Media Group,