Jim Shapiro

Drummer, Musician

1965 –

16

Who is Jim Shapiro?

James Gordon "Jim" Shapiro is an American rock musician.

Shapiro is the brother of singer/guitarist Nina Gordon. He graduated from Yale University in 1987. Shapiro was the original drummer in the band Veruca Salt and co-wrote the track "Number One Blind" on their first album, American Thighs. In 1997, he left the band after their second full-length album, Eight Arms to Hold You, was completed. He then formed his own band, Ultraswiss, in which he was the lead singer and played guitar.

On Gordon's solo first album, Tonight and the Rest of My Life, Shapiro played mellotron and guitar.

Currently, Shapiro is the bassist in the Chicago band Hushdrops.

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Born
Mar 19, 1965
Also known as
  • Shapiro, Jim
  • James Gordon Shapiro
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Siblings
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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