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- Pittsburgh rock legend Donnie Iris has died at the age of 83 following a three-year battle with bladder cancer.
- Iris first achieved major chart success with the Jaggerz, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with “The Rapper”.
- As the frontman of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, he scored further power pop hits in the early 1980s with tracks including “Ah! Leah!” and “Love Is Like a Rock”.
- Beloved as a regional icon in Pennsylvania and the Midwest, he performed his final concert on 28 September while undergoing radiation treatment.
- After a career spanning six decades, including playing guitar for Wild Cherry, tributes have poured in for the late musician.
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