Ersel Hickey has been played on NTS in shows including Lux & Ivy's Favourites , featured first on 5 July 2020. Songs played include Hangin' Around.

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersel_Hickey Early life

He was born Ersel O'Hickey, named after the family doctor, Dr. Ersel[1]. His mother was from Kingston, Ontario; his father, who was Irish, died when Hickey was four. He was one of eight children. His mother had a nervous breakdown and was put into a mental hospital, while he was put into foster homes. He would frequently run away, living in different parts of New York State.

When Hickey was 15, he started…