DiFosco "Dee" T. Ervin Jr.

DiFosco “Dee” T. Ervin Jr.

(July 6, 1932 – August 27, 1995), better known as Big Dee Irwin, was an American R&B singer and songwriter whose biggest hit was a version of “Swinging on a Star” in 1963, recorded as a duet with Little Eva. Dee Ervin was born in Harlem, New York.^[1] Some sources give his first name as Defosco and his family name as Erwin.

He joined the United States Air Force, and in 1954 was based at Narsarssuak Air Base in Greenland. While there, he formed a singing group, The Pastels, with himself as lead singer,^[2] Richard Travis (first tenor), Tony Thomas (second tenor) and Jimmy Willingham (baritone).

Dee Links:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dee_Irwin

Last Bio: https://www.last.fm/music/Big+Dee+Irwin/+wiki

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/302555-Big-Dee-Irwin

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1257065/

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