Nathan Cavaleri

Nathan Cavaleri (born 18 June 1982) is an Australian blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and a former child actor.

[1] His father, Frank Cavaleri, was a bricklayer and part-time guitarist; his mother is Joanne, and the couple also have a younger son.

[4] In May 1992 Cavaleri released his debut single, "Little Egypt", which was a cover version of Elvis Presley's track from 1964,[4] and peaked at No.

[6] On 12 April 1993 he issued his debut album, Jammin' with the Cats, on Little Rock/Mushroom Records, which was produced by "Buzz" Bidstrup (Riptides, GANGgajang, The Sunnyboys).

[4] Bevan Hannan of The Canberra Times described Cavaleri as a "super guitar technician" and felt the album "range[s] from shuffle, blues and jazz to out and out rock.

[8] In September 1993 Cavaleri and Barnes released a cover version of the La De Da's' single, "Gonna See My Baby Tonight", from November 1971.

[4] Fifty thousand promotional copies were included as give-aways in Uncle Tobys breakfast cereal boxes.

[4] For its United States release, Cavaleri signed with Epic Records and Michael Jackson's label, MJJ Music.

[2] He has played with Robben Ford, and Aaron Neville,[3] An instrumental version of his song "Lou's Blues" is featured in the film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, and he has served as a spokesman for Peavey Guitars.

[14] Cavaleri writes and arranges his own material as the group tours, by 2012 the line-up included Toni Bird on backing vocals and Kenny Jewell on bass guitar.

Cavaleri met with doctors who suggested medication, but he instead adopted a more holistic approach; completing a mindfulness course, visiting a psychologist regularly, meeting a clinical nutritionist and exploring integrated medicine.

[17] At the start of 2016, Cavaleri quietly made his return to the stage for the first time in three and a half years, performing one song with Kenny Jewell at a local gig.