It's a celebration of survival, surrounded by a band that feels like family — including Paul Goll and Mark Avsec from Cleveland, Mark's nephew Austin Avsec, and Marty Lee from North Canton.

In 1978, he joined "Wild Cherry," best known for "Play That Funky Music," and met Mark Avsec. Iris and Avsec founded Donnie Iris & The Cruisers in 1979 and recorded the album "Back On The Streets ...