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Where did Donnie Iris grow up?
Dominic Ierace, also known as Donnie Iris, was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.
Did Donnie Iris go to school?
While attending Slippery Rock State College, Donnie Iris formed a band called the Tri-Vels
Was Donnie Iris an only child?
How did Donnie Iris' first band Tri-Vets do?
The Tri-Vels in both incarnations played R&B and pop rock covers at fraternity parties and lasted from about 1961 to 1964.

Question: Why did they split up?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Donnie Iris' first band Tri-Vets split up?