Big Dee Irwin has been played on NTS in shows including Immediate Hits w/ Dan Russell, featured first on 8 February 2020. Songs played include I Didn't Wanna Do It, But I Did, I Wish You A Merry Christmas and Swinging On A Star.

DiFosco "Dee" T. Ervin Jr. (Harlem, New York, USA - born on 6 July 1932 - 27 August 1995), usually known professionally as Big Dee Irwin , was an American singer and songwriter whose biggest hit was a version of Swinging On A Star in 1963, recorded as a duet with Little Eva.