Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83
Donnie Iris, regarded as Pittsburgh’s biggest hometown rock hero for a six-decade career that included hit singles in the 1960s and ’80s, died Monday at 83. He had been fighting bladder cancer for thr... Donnie Iris, known as Pittsburgh's biggest hometown rock hero, has passed away at the age of 83 after a six-decade career that included hit singles in the 1960s and '80s. His biggest chart success came as a member of the Jaggerz, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with "The Rapper," a song about "rapping" with girls. He also had success as the frontman of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers in the era of power pop and Midwest rock. Iris performed his final show on Sept. 28 at Citizens Live at the Wylie.
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Donnie Iris, regarded as Pittsburgh's biggest hometown rock hero for a six-decade career that included hit singles in the 1960s and '80s, died Monday at 83. He had been fighting bladder cancer for thr... [6366 symbols]
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