James Gordon Shapiro, also called Jim Shapiro (born March 19, 1965) is an American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 musician

Musician

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Shapiro is the brother of singer/guitarist Nina Gordon

Nina Gordon

Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon is an American rock singer, and is the co-founder of the band Veruca Salt, having written the songs "Seether" and "Volcano Girls"...

 and the son of Robert Shapiro

Robert B. Shapiro

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, former chairman of the board of Monsanto Company. He graduated from Yale University in 1987. Shapiro was the original drummer of the band Veruca Salt

Veruca Salt (band)

Veruca Salt is an alternative rock band founded in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included vocalist-guitarist Louise Post. Guitarist Stephen Fitzpatrick has been with the band since 1999 and drummer Kellii Scott has worked with the group on and off since 1999...

 and co-wrote the track "Number One Blind" on their first album American Thighs (1994). In 1997, he left the band after their second full album, Eight Arms to Hold You, was released. With former Veruca Salt bass guitarist Steve Lack, he then formed his own band, Ultraswiss, and acted as the frontman (guitar/vocals)

On Nina Gordon's solo first album, Tonight and the Rest of My Life (2000), Shapiro played mellotron

Mellotron

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 and guitar

Guitar

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. In 2003, he recorded Up Late With People with Rick Ness' project, Ness.

Currently, Shapiro is a member of the band Hushdrops.

Albums

Artist	Year	Album
Veruca Salt	1994	American Thighs American Thighs American Thighs is the first album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released through Minty Fresh Records on September 27, 1994, and re-released through DGC Records on November 8, 1994 . The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long"...
Veruca Salt	1996	Blow It Out Your Ass...
Veruca Salt	1997	Eight Arms to Hold You Eight Arms to Hold You Eight Arms to Hold You is an album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. The album was released through Outpost/Geffen on February 11, 1997...
Nina Gordon	2000	Tonight and the Rest of My Life Tonight and the Rest of My Life Tonight and the Rest of My Life is the debut album from Veruca Salt co-founder, Nina Gordon. The album was recorded with Bob Rock at his Maui recording studio.-Track listing:*All songs written By Nina Gordon, except where noted.#"Now I Can Die" – 3:07...
Ness	2003	Up Late With People