Beloved Pa. rock legend dies just weeks after retiring from performing live
The singer had hits with "Ah! Leah!" and "Love is Like a Rock." Donnie Iris, a Pennsylvania rock legend known as "King Cool" and "King cool" who died from bladder cancer, has announced his retirement from performing live after a successful 60-year career. His final performance was on Sept. 28 at the opening of the Citizens Live at The Wylie venue in Pittsburgh. Tributes were posted from friends and fans, with former Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto describing him as "talented, kind, welcoming & down to Earth." Other notable musicians included Joe Grushecky and Joe Grussheckty, who first saw Iris perform at California University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with the Jaggerz. Iris formed the Jaggz in the early 1960s and later joined Wild Cherry, which gained a hit with "Play that Funky Music" in the mid-1970s.
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Pennsylvania rock legend Donnie Iris, who recently announced his retirement from performing live, died Monday from bladder cancer.
Iris, born Dominic Ierace in New Castle, Lawrence County, was a Pitt... [2573 symbols]
