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Where did Donnie Iris grow up?
Dominic Ierace was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.
Did he go to school?
While attending Slippery Rock State College, Ierace formed a band called the Tri-Vels.
Was he an only child?
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How did his first band Tri-Vets do?
they renamed themselves Donnie and the Donnells.
This band in both incarnations played R&B and pop rock covers at fraternity parties and lasted from about 1961 to 1964.
Why did they split up?
lasted from about 1961 to 1964.
Did he get into another band after?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: How did he get into music?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Donnie Iris get into music?