Play That Funky Music – Music AmneZia http://www.musicamnezia.com Remembering Forgotten and not so Forgotten Music Tue, 20 May 2014 02:08:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.musicamnezia.com/?v=5.4.16 1970: Donnie Iris http://www.musicamnezia.com/1970-donnie-iris/ http://www.musicamnezia.com/1970-donnie-iris/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2014 01:27:30 +0000 http://www.musicamnezia.com/1970s-music/1970-donnie-iris     Biography 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 albums since the 1980s with his backing band, the Cruisers. He wrote the #2 Billboard hit, “The Rapper”, with the Jaggerz […]

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