What happened to Donnie Iris? Singer cancels Youngstown performance amid cancer diagnosis
Mia Horton
Published Feb 07, 2026
Performer Donnie Iris has as of late uncovered his disease finding and furthermore went through a medical procedure for the equivalent. He has now dropped his presentation that was booked to occur on June 21, 2023, at The Establishment Amphitheater in Youngstown. The news was unveiled on the authority Facebook page of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.
The authority articulation on the page uncovered that Iris’ malignant growth was found during his 80th birthday celebration in Spring this year, and he has been getting the best consideration so he can recuperate soon. That’s what the post referenced despite the fact that he has gone through a medical procedure, his recuperation will take time. It further expressed:
“Donnie is anticipating continuing an ordinary timetable on July 24 at Bloom Music Center with Outsider and Loverboy.”
The post expressed all the other things about the REO Speedwagon show which will be hung on June 21 and that the tickets can be bought at Ticketmaster. The post added that Iris will be supplanted by Levon which incorporates three vocalists – Michael David Lobby, Jake Singleton, and Ryan Holloway.
The Cruisers have recently dropped three of their shows in May 2023 because of Donnie’s medical issues. The news was reported through Facebook on April 14, 2023, and Donnie was prescribed by his primary care physician to try not to perform for close to about a month and a half.
Donnie Iris fostered an interest in music when he was a kid and he before long began to take part in contests close by performing at weddings and Network programs. He framed a gathering called Fabutons when he was in secondary school yet it disbanded later.
He then framed another band called Tri-Vels which stayed dynamic until 1964. He laid out the Jaggerz that very year and their last ventures were delivered in 2014. He worked with B.E. Taylor and came in contact with Mark Avsec, following which he played for Wild Cherry.
After Wild Cherry disbanded, Iris and Avsec began to compose melodies and in spite of the fact that their most memorable task fizzled, they were joined by a couple of more musicians. They were in the end named Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.
They have delivered numerous collections throughout the long term like Lord Cool, The High and the Powerful, All of a sudden, and Poletown. They were likewise famous for their fourth collection, Fortune 410, which had 10 singles and arrived at the 127th spot on the Announcement 200.
The band’s most recent collection, Ah! Leluiah! was delivered back in 2010 and it had 17 singles altogether. The band delivered two EPs that incorporate Inhabit the Heaven, Boston in 1981 and You Can’t Actually Miss Me Assuming I Never Disappear in 2008. They likewise delivered two arrangement collections in 2001 and 2004 close by three live collections in 1998, 2009, and 2014.