[The Official Home of Donnie Iris and The Cruisers Donnie Iris found fame as the lead singer of the Jaggerz, the hit wonder from 1970 responsible for the number-two hit The Rapper, but Donny Iris and The Cruisers returned to the pop charts in the early '80s several times as a solo act. Born Dominic Ierace in Beaver Falls, PA, Iris began singing at weddings at age five, and by eight was performing on local television and entering talent contests. When his voice changed, he took up the drums but later got back into singing while in high school. A self-taught guitarist, he formed Donnie & the Donnells while in college]