Donnie began his career as a wedding singer at age five. His mother Carrie DiCola Ierace, who had been a big-band singer, made Donnie practice singing at an early age. In Pittsburgh Donnie is an icon: King Cool.ĭonnie Iris was born Dominic Ierace in 1943 in the small steel town of Elwood City, Pa. and Canada and have toured with Hall & Oates, Bon Jovi, and many others. Donnie and the Cruisers headlined concerts around the U.S. Iris has released ten albums with the Cruisers, five of which made it to the Billboard top 200 list. He has recorded and performed with the Jaggerz, Wild Cherry, and his own band Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Donnie has landed 10 singles in the Billboard top 100 lists. Singer and gold record winning song writer Donnie Iris is known nationally for his hit songs “The Rapper”, “Ah Leah”, “Love is Like a Rock”, and “I Can’t Hear You”.
