DiFosco "Dee" T. Ervin Jr.
DiFosco “Dee” T. Ervin Jr.
(July 6, 1932 – August 27, 1995), better known as Big Dee Irwin, was a
n 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, a
nd in 1954 was based at Narsarssuak Air Base in Green
land. While there, he formed a singing group, The Pastels, with himself as lead singer,[2] Richard Travis (first tenor), Tony Thomas (second teno
r) 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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