Sam Shaber is an American

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from

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. Her parents were screenwriter David Shaber and artist Alice Shaber, and many of her songs, such as "Walkin' at Night," "Eldorado," and "Bomb Threat in New Rochelle," refer to New York City. Her song "All of This", also about New York City, reached #1 on the

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Subs National In-Store Playlists in 2003. She published three albums on her own label, Brown Chair Records. Shaber released a pop digital EP called ''Sassy'' in 2006. Currently, she fronts Brazilian-American rock band The Good People of Planet Earth, and previously she fronted indiepunk band The Happy Problem (albums ''Head Case'' (2011) and ''the happy problem'' (2008)) and dance-rock band The Bashful (''Venture'' EP, 2009). She is currently back in

and released a full-length album ''Head Case'' with The Happy Problem.

Discography

* ''In the Bunker'' (1997) * ''perfecT'' (1999) * ''Sam*pler'' (2000) * ''Eighty Numbered Streets'' (2002) * ''In My Bones'' (2006) * ''Sassy'' (2006) * ''the happy problem'' (2008) - with The Happy Problem * ''Venture'' (2009) - with The Bashful * ''Head Case'' (2011) - with The Happy Problem

References

External links

Official website
American women singers Songwriters from New York (state) American folk musicians Singers from New York City Cornell University alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{singer-songwriter-stub