KevinCavanaugh

Grandville, Michigan

Kevin Cavanaugh is a singer, pianist, and entertainer best known for leading the musical trio "Blue Velvet," which famously appeared on the premiere season of NBC's America's Got Talent in 2006. He formed Blue Velvet in 1996 in Kentwood, Michigan, originally creating a variety dinner theatre act before transitioning the trio into a standalone vocal group styled after Doris Day. He later relocated to San Diego, California, where the band had a prominent residency and played clubs in southern California for 22 years: The Turf Supper Club, The Caliph, The Onyx Room, The Purple Room and opened for Rita Coolidge in 2011.He eventually returned to the West Michigan area in 2020 and continues to entertain locally, most notably with singer Diego Mor at Testa Rossa Italian Restaurante. He performs songs from The Great American Songbook, 50s/60s pop standards, and Broadway tunes. On occasions, he does The Morrissey Piano Bar which features songs from The Smiths and Morrissey solo