ArtistInfo

Donnie Iris

voc, bvoc, *1943 US, New Castle, Pennsylvania
Musician of Rock and Pop
A.k.a. Dominic Ierace

Donnie Iris (born Dominic Ierace on February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s with his band, the Cruisers. He wrote the # 2 Billboard hit, "The Rapper", with the Jaggerz in 1970 and was a member of Wild Cherry after the group had a #1 hit with "Play That Funky Music." He also achieved fame as a solo artist in the early 1980s with the # 29 hit "Ah! Leah!" and the # 37 hit "Love Is Like a Rock."

Instruments

• Vocals
• Backing Vocals
• Guitar

Genres

• Rock
• Pop
• Alternative

Plays With