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Big Dee and Bobby Vee both swing in

June Harris, Disc, 22 February 1964

TWO TOP American stars, Big Dee Irwin and Bobby Vee, arrive this week for starring stints on The Searchers-Dusty Springfield package, opening at the Slough Adelphi on February 29. Big Dee Irwin comes in on the strength of his first hit — the up tempo, beaty revival of 'Swinging On A Star', which brought him British hit parade success, as well as a considerable amount of chart returns in the U.S.

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