Donnie Iris, Singer of 'Ah! Leah!' and 'The Rapper', Dies at 83
The Pittsburgh rock musician known for hits with the Jaggerz and as a solo artist has died at 83 after a three-year battle with bladder cancer.
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 27 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 27 October at 04:30 UTC; Billboard followed 11h 16m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 27 October at 18:13 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Billboard, Stereogum, Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyDonnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83
- BillboardDonnie Iris, ‘Ah! Leah!’ and ‘The Rapper’ Singer Dies at 83
- StereogumDonnie Iris Of The Jaggerz & Wild Cherry Dead At 83
- DeadlineDonnie Iris Dies: ‘Ah! Leah!’, ‘The Rapper’ Singer Was 83
Sources
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- Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh’s Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83 Variety ·
- Donnie Iris Dies: ‘Ah! Leah!’, ‘The Rapper’ Singer Was 83 Deadline
- Donnie Iris Of The Jaggerz & Wild Cherry Dead At 83 Stereogum
- Donnie Iris, ‘Ah! Leah!’ and ‘The Rapper’ Singer Dies at 83 Billboard
In this story
- Donnie Iris
- Jaggerz
- Wild Cherry