1. Hiram Law Bullock was an American guitarist known mainly for playing in jazz funk and jazz fusion, but he worked as a session musician in a variety of genres.
11 Facts About Hiram Bullock
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Hiram Bullock studied piano at the city's Peabody Conservatory of Music, giving his first public performance at the age of six.
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Hiram Bullock was captain of the band in middle school.
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Hiram Bullock studied at the University of Miami, where he met guitarists Pat Metheny and Steve Morse, and bass players Jaco Pastorius and Will Lee.
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Hiram Bullock paid for tuition by performing at nightclubs in Florida before moving to New York.
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Hiram Bullock became best known for playing with Lee on Late Night with David Letterman and working with David Sanborn and Bob James.
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Hiram Bullock worked with Harry Belafonte, Marcus Miller, Carla Bley, Miles Davis, Ruben Rada, and Gil Evans.
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Hiram Bullock recorded as a member of the 24th Street Band, which released three albums: 24th Street Band, Share Your Dreams and Bokutachi.
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Hiram Bullock stayed with Letterman's show for about two years.
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In 1986, Hiram Bullock released his first album as a leader for Atlantic Records called From All Sides, followed by the albums Give It What You Got in 1987, and Way Kool in 1990.
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Hiram Bullock died on July 25,2008, in New York City, at the age of 52.