Nathan Cavaleri
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Nathan Cavaleri with Electric Mary, June 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born |
18 June 1982 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, blues, blues rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Mushroom/Festival, MJJ/Epic |
| Associated acts | Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, B.B. King, Robben Ford, Aaron Neville |
| Website | www |
Nathan Cavaleri (born 18 June 1982) is an Australian blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and a former child actor. He issued two albums as a solo artist, Jammin' with the Cats (1993) and Nathan (1994). He has been a member of various groups including Dirty Skanks (2003–10), and Nat Col and the Kings (2010–present). At the age of six Cavaleri was diagnosed with leukaemia and has been in remission since he was 13. As a child actor he has appeared in two films, Camp Nowhere (1994) and Paws (1997).
Nathan Cavaleri was born on 18 June 1982 and grew up in Ruse, New South Wales. His father, Frank Cavaleri, was a bricklayer and part-time guitarist; his mother is Joanne and the couple also have a younger son. Cavaleri began playing guitar at the age of five; he began by using a full-sized guitar with a shaved neck – to accommodate his smaller hands.
Cavaleri was diagnosed with leukaemia at age six, he continued playing guitar to take his mind off the disease. He received chemotherapy treatment and, by May 1993, he was in remission. He asked the Australian branch of Starlight Children's Foundation, a charity organisation, to fulfil his wish – at the age of nine he played with Mark Knopfler; he described Cavaleri's playing as "unbelievable". Knopfler also donated a gold plaque awarded to his group, Dire Straits, for their album, Brothers in Arms (1985).
Regarded as a child prodigy, Cavaleri was later trained by, and at age thirteen, eventually toured with, B.B. King. King described Cavaleri as "the future of the blues". In May 1992 Cavaleri released his debut single, "Little Egypt", which was a cover version of Elvis Presely's track from 1964, and peaked at No. 63 in Australia. Its B-side, "Nat's Blues", was co-written by Cavaleri with his father, Frank.
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