Nina Gordon Biography

Nina Gordon is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born as Nina Rachel Gordon Shapiro in Washington, D.C., U.S. She co-founded the alternative rock band Veruca Salt and performed on their first two studio albums, American Thighs (1994) and Eight Arms to Hold You in the year 1997.

During that time, Gordon wrote the band’s hit singles “Seether” as well as “Volcano Girls”. After leaving Veruca Salt, she released two solo albums, Tonight as well as the Rest of My Life (2000) and Bleeding Heart Graffiti (2006). Then, she rejoined Veruca Salt for their album Ghost Notes (2015).

Quick Biography
Full Names	Nina Rachel Gordon Shapiro
Popular As	Nina
Gender	Female
Occupation / Profession	Singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Nationality	American
Race / Ethnicity	White
Religion	Not Known
Sexual Orientation	Straight

Nina Gordon Age and Birthday

Gordon is 54 years old as of 2021, she was born on 14 November 1967 in Chicago, IL. She celebrates her birthday on 14 November every year and her birth sign is Scorpio.

Age and Birthday
Age:	54 years (2021)
Zodiac Sign:	Scorpio
Date of Birth:	14 November 1967
Place of Birth:	Chicago, IL.
Birthday:	Nov 14th

Nina Gordon Height and Weight

Gordon stands at an average height. She appears to be quite tall in stature if her photos, relative to her surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

Height and Weight
Height	Average
Weight	Moderate

Other Body Measurements

Other Body Measurements
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Blonde
Shoe Size	To be Updated
Dress Size	To be Updated
Chest Size	To be Updated
Waist Size	To be Updated
Hip Size	To be Updated

Nina Gordon Education

Details regarding Gordon’s educational background including the schools and colleges she attended are not available at the moment. We will update this section once we get any information about her education.

Education
School	Not Known
College/ University	Not Known
Highest Qualification	Not Known

Nina Gordon Family, Parents, and Siblings

Gordon was born to a Jewish family in Washington, D.C. Her father was a law student at the time of her birth, and she was raised alongside her brother, Jim, in several different locations, moving between Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wisconsin, prior to settling in Chicago when Gordon was a teenager. Gordon has commented that her parents had a turbulent relationship and were eventually divorced in her childhood.

Family Members
Father (Dad)	Not Known
Mother	Not Known
Brother(s)	Jim
Sister(s)	Not Known

Nina Gordon Husband and Children

Gordon is married to musician Jeff Russo. They have two children together. Jeff Russo is an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and music producer, and one of the two founding members of the American rock band Tonic. He is also a founding member of the acoustic rock band Low Stars.

Nina Gordon Children

Gordon and her husband Jeff are proud parents of two children. More information about her children is not known, they are always kept away from the public media. We will update this section as soon as we get any information about them.

Relationship Status	Name
Marital Statu	Married
Wife	Jeff Russo
Children	Two

Nina Gordon’s Net Worth

Gordon has an estimated net worth of $100,000 to $700,000 thousand dollars as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is his career as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Through her various sources of income, Nina has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Salary and Networth
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth	$100,000 to $700,000 thousand dollars
Source of Income	Her career as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Nina Gordon Cello

Gordon is an Associate Professor of Cello and Chamber music at Illinois Wesleyan University, formerly Principal Cellist with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

Her education includes the Moscow State Conservatory (Russia), the University of Tel-Aviv (Israel), and the University of Kansas, Lawrence, where she received her DMA. Among her teachers were Natalia Shakhovskaya (Russia), Michael Haran (Israel), George Ricci and Edward Laut (USA).

Prior to coming to Illinois, Nina Gordon was Principal Cellist of the Kansas City Symphony and the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and taught Cello and Chamber Music at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Earlier she held positions with the Israel Chamber Orchestra under Rudolf Barshai and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta; she was Associate Principal Cellist with the Florida Philharmonic, and Principal Cellist with the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado.

She has also been a faculty member at the Ameropa Chamber Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, and at the International Chamber Music Festival in Positano, Italy; and presently, she is Artistic Director of the International Chamber Music Academy in Kyustendil, Bulgaria.

Nina Gordon Tonight and the Rest of My Life

Tonight and the Rest of My Life is the debut album from Veruca Salt’s co-founder, Nina Gordon. The album was recorded with Bob Rock at his Maui recording studio.

Nina Gordon Even The Sunbeams

Gordon began recording her second album with Ethan Johns in late 2003, and via her website stated she was excited with the direction the album was going, even though it was very, very mellow and sad.

Gordon finished recording with Johns in early 2004 and stated that she had named it Even the Sunbeams, but little more about the album was ever revealed.

A few months later, Gordon admitted she was unhappy with the album and she wasn’t going to release it. The only song that surfaced from this recording session was “Lighter on the Moon”, which was available on Nina’s MySpace site.

In April 2006, Gordon stated in the Chicago Reader, “It’s a really sad and really slow record. I guess that’s how I was feeling at the time, but when I sorta snapped out of that, I thought, ‘I don’t know that I want this to be the album I put out next.’

It’s really a lovely record, but it didn’t have the spirit of the records I’ve made in the past.”Some songs were re-recorded and included in her next album. The remaining songs were eventually made available free on her website as an EP titled “Songs from Even the Sunbeams.”

During this time, Gordon was performing at Largo in Los Angeles, for “Bring the Rock” nights, covering songs by N.W.A, Skid Row, Backstreet Boys, and Phil Collins, as well as many others. Her cover of N.W.A’s “Straight Outta Compton” gained her popularity on Internet music blogs.

She also wrote a song with Fefe Dobson titled “Get You Off” for Dobson’s album Sunday Love (on which Gordon also sang back-up), as well as a song for Courtney Jaye’s album Traveling Light titled “This Is the Day”, which she wrote with boyfriend Jeff Russo.

Still seeing promise in the material from Even the Sunbeams, Gordon booked producer and long-time friend Bob Rock to re-record the album in 2005. In a few months, Nina re-did most of the songs and recorded new songs as well.

The album, now titled Bleeding Heart Graffiti, was released on August 8, 2006 (originally scheduled to be released on July 18). The first song to see the light of day from the project was the B-side “The Blue Hour”, a half-French, half-English rock song that could be heard on Nina’s website.

The lead single from Bleeding Heart Graffiti, “Kiss Me ‘Til It Bleeds”, was supposed to hit radio on June 12, but ended up being delayed until mid-July.

There was a “physical” promotional single for “Kiss Me ‘Til It Bleeds” and it contained the Bleeding Heart Graffiti album track “Don’t Let Me Down”, as well as Nina’s previous hit single, “Tonight and the Rest of My Life”.

Almost all radio stations received digital copies of the single rather than physical CD singles, however. There was no video for “Kiss Me ‘Til It Bleeds” or plans for a video at all.

Nina Gordon Songs

• Seether American Thighs · 1994
• Volcano Girls Eight Arms to Hold You · 1997
• Now I Can Die Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000

• Kiss Me ‘Til It Bleeds Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Horses in the City Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• The End of the World Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000 2003

• Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• Hold on to Me Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• Hate Your Way Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000

• Too Slow to Ride Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• The Time Comes Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Badway Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000

• Number One Camera Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• Got Me Down Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• Number One Blind American Thighs · 1994

• Bones and a Name Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Turn On Your Radio Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Straight Outta Compton 2007

• Louder in Outer Space 2017
• Fade to Black Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• All Hail Me American Thighs · 1994

• New Year’s Eve Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• Don’t Let Me Down Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• This Was the Year Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006

• The Crickets Sound Like Sleigh Bells Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Black and Blonde Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000
• Pure Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006

• Suffragette Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Christmas Lights Bleeding Heart Graffiti · 2006
• Tonight and the Rest of My Life Tonight and the Rest of My Life · 2000

• Shutterbug Eight Arms to Hold You · 1997
• Lighter on the Moon

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