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If you were watching WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, you couldn't help but notice the "Donnie Iris King Cool" sign in the audience
courtesy of big Donnie Iris fan "Kentucky Mike" Jenks (aka BIKER0654). Doing his part to get Donnie the recognition he truly deserves on the national scene! Way to go Mike!
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These are handwritten lyrics of the Mark Avsec penned song "Ellwood City", the title track of the forthcoming Donnie Iris & The Cruisers CD, as written by Mark himself. This sheet was the final draft of sorts that Mark handed Donnie when they went in to record the song. You'll notice that there were some last minute changes to the finished product. Can you spot them? Click on the images for a close-up view. |
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A concept video for the hit song! Download the entire video in the Song Clips section! The earliest Donnie Iris footage to date! |
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Donnie Iris performs the National Anthem at the AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh on January 27, 2002. The game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots was won by the Patriots 24-17. Download the video in the Song Clips section! |
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The classic video! Head on over to the Song Clips section to download and
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Through The Ages - Wolfman Jack covers his favorite songs on this 1973 release featuring The Jaggerz. Covering the smash hit Ierace song "The Rapper",
Wolfman Jack's version is a flat-out hilarious classic with The Jaggerz backing him up on the music. The rest of the album features between song comments from The Wolfman along with his unique take on
other classics the way only The Wolfman could do it. This is one hard-to-find rarity that's
worth tracking down for any Donnie Iris or Jaggerz fan!
To hear Wolfman Jack's version of "The Rapper", download the MP3 in the sound clips section |
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The Peter Emmett Story. This 1983 release features the original Cruisers line-up (Mark Avsec, Marty Lee, Albritton McClain and Kevin Valentine) backing up Peter Emmett on his debut. The album boasts that vintage Cruisers' sound we all know and love along with several Mark Avsec songs including the greatest Avsec tune never sung by Donnie Iris, "She Don't Know Me". With Avsec also handling the production duties, the result is an excellent Cruiser-esque album with only one missing ingredient... Donnie Iris. For further details on this album, check out it in the Donnie Iris & The Cruisers discography. |
| Promotors for Taste of Cleveland - a Labor Day event in Cleveland - mailed out press releases last week announcing their upcoming festival. According to the press release, the festival kicks off with a concert by "Cleveland's adopted son Donnie Iris..." Wait a minute. Adopted son? When did we Beaver Valley folks put Iris, our native rock star, up for adoption? C'mon, Donnie, show 'em where your heart is. Wear a Steelers jersey when you perform there. |
