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 three years. Iris’ biggest chart success came as a member of the Jaggerz, who reached No.
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Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83
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Donnie Iris, longtime fixture on Pittsburgh area music scene, dies at 83
As news of beloved Pittsburgh singer Donnie Iris’ death spread Monday, music fans across the country mourned. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, where Iris was a hometown hero, the loss hit especially hard.
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 three years. Iris’ biggest chart success came as a member of the Jaggerz, who reached No.
Donnie Iris, the pop-rock singer who first came to widespread attention with the group The Jaggerz and their 1970 hit “The Rapper” and later had a 1980 solo hit in “Ah! Leah!,” died October 26 in Pittsburgh three years after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. He was 83.
He only reached the Top 10 once, but to at least a couple of generations of Pittsburghers he was a legend and eternally “King Cool.” Donnie Iris, a longtime fixture of the Pittsburgh area music scene who became a beloved elder statesman with a large and devoted local following, died Monday.
Pittsburgh rock singer Donnie Iris, best known for the 1980 hit “Ah! Leah!” and the earlier Jaggerz single “The Rapper,” died Monday at age 83. Donnie Iris. A Pittsburgh […]
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