Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American
pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show
Ally McBeal in seasons 1 through 5, in which she played a resident performer at the
bar where the show's characters drank after work. Her version of
Kay Starr’s Christmas classic "
(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man with the Bag" was featured on a season 4 episode of
Ally McBeal and has become a popular holiday song. She plays
piano,
guitar, and
bass.