Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83
Donnie Iris, whom many Pittsburgh music fans considered the city's hometown rock favorite, died at 83. His first hit was with the Jaggerz in 1970. 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 continued to have success as the frontman of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, a power pop and Midwest rock group. Despite his modest chart success, Iris was widely recognized in his native Pennsylvania and the Midwest region as being to Pittsburgh what Michael Stanley was to Cleveland. His final performance was on Sept. 28 at Citizens Live at the Wylie.
Publicerad : 7 timmar sedan förbi Chris Willman i Entertainment
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... [6054 symbols]
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