DONNIE IRIS & THE CRUISERS: I CAN'T HEAR YOU Live 1981

[@williereagan7351]

I saw Donnie Iris on my birthday in 1981 at a nightclub in Lorain, Ohio. Jeff and Flashes Monopolies!! A few weeks ago I saw him in Akron, Ohio! Living Legend!!!

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

1 of the FIRST MTV concerts Fall 1981 THEY STILL ROCK

[@punkinbagocker2923]

I saw Donnie at Washington Jefferson College a few times, I still LOVE him!

[@sydspoak6754]

So many people rip on 80's music... that's because they didn't know Donnie !!

[@optionizerss4511]

resurrecting an old one here but going to go see him again this Friday so getting back into my Donnie groove. He grew up across town from me and lives pretty close by still. My aunt was good friends with Donnie and his wife in the early 80's and he wore my grandfathers old police pants on stage and ripped the crotch out. Pretty sure these are them...lol. We see him all around here at restaurants and Wal Mart, etc. Donnie was a mortgage broker for a long time and my mother was in real estate and used to talk to him a few times a week. She got me backstage passes back around 2006 then we got to chat with him before the show a few years ago. Very nice guy and great voice and fantastic live shows!. Last I saw them was 2018 and it was still all the original band members except the drummer. Don't know why though. The keyboardist is now an attorney in the music industry. More to that story but too much to tell here

[@optionizerss4511]

Talked to Donnie last week and asked him about my grandfathers pants. He said he couldn't remember but said it sounds like something that would happen to him...lol

[@4strngmenace]

i used to open up for Donnie Iris back in the late 80's - early 90's at a place called Al's Cafe with a band called XPOZURE....what a fantastic band. Great entertainer and oooooooozing with musical talent!

[@markvinci4369]

Wow that’s awesome

[@markvinci4369]

I remember watching this on mtv when I was about 14 thought it was so hilarious ,loved the way he screamed Donnie always will remember that

[@bloodythinandfast]

WOW!!!!! What a f-n band!!! These guys are total pros!!

[@leggomyeigonosensei]

I remember seeing Donnie and the Cruisers back in 1991 in a small club in the north hills area of Pittsburgh called either Rascals or Jergels, I can't remember. Another thing I can't remember is who I went with. All I remember is how F' ing awesome that show was.

[@dvdfrnzwbr]

Live at Blossom is the first live concert video by Donnie Iris, recorded and originally released in 1981.[1] The concert was recorded at Blossom Music Center, when the band opened for the Michael Stanley Band.

[@poonhub]

outstanding.damn shame he should have been a superstar.

[@Boski391]

Still put on a kick ass show in 2010, Donnie keep on rockin!

[@danddstorytime232]

This band has so much fun!

[@daviddomanich73]

Cleveland's favorite Yinzer!

[@bex1036]

love Donnie Iris and Cruisers. This is classic tune

[@morganna714]

as in WDVE from Pittsburgh? LOVED that station!

[@OmariahKr]

keep on rockin donnie!

[@missgayle48]

Jimmy and Steve in the morning. Sometimes they're funny; sometimes they're boring. Jimmy and Steve in the morning...W D V E !!

[@TonyBudi]

Awesome.

[@DarkersideofBlue]

got to see them live in mid 80's ,at a water theme park,adventure island,Tampa ,Fl.,Which at night was bad ass n a lot mischievous fun!

[@themopar426]

jimmy and stevie last time d v e had a funny morning show!

[@redorsey3995]

I have cassette tapes of them. 30+ years old; I need to transfer to CD and digital somehow.

[@upstrucker66]

He did not get the respect or the promotion much like the Tubes. Just sad cause they are great talents.

[@kirkcekada5637]

Donnie's wife is probably the person who dislikes this.

[@mrbuster4u]

Donnie and the cruisers, best damn band ever

[@pinehawk9600]

Paul Beck really?

[@morganna714]

fuckin LOVE this one!

[@sugarbabie101]

haha! The intro gave me a good LOL!!

[@BigSCTVfan]

Clearly this wouldn’t fly today, lyrically.

[@DavianSinner]

He and his group remind of Huey Lewis and The News, with the 50's influence and guys who look like they're plumbers on the side.

[@mlmr11]

The band smokes

[@themopar426]

true hero Vietnam veteran

[@apunkr]

themopar426 I did not know that. My respect for him just doubled (if that's possible)

[@daves4645]

You sure about that? He was playing in the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry between 1964 and 1979. When did he have time for Vietnam?