Please answer the following question: What key details about big dee irwin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: difosco '' dee '' t. ervin jr. -lrb- july 6 , 1932 - august 27 , 1995 -rrb- , 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 .
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- years active is 1954 -- 1978- birth name is difosco t. ervin jr.- death date is 27 august 1995- genre is pop- birth date is 6 july 1932- name is big dee irwin- background is solo_singer- image is macintosh hd-desktop folder-7634 . jpg- birth place is harlem , new york , usa- associated acts is the pastels little eva- occupation is singer , songwriter