Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American

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known mainly for playing in jazz funk and

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, but he also worked as a

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in a variety of genres.

Biography

Bullock was born in Osaka, Japan, to

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parents serving in the U.S. military. At the age of two he returned to

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, with his parents and showed musical talent. He studied piano at the city's Peabody Conservatory of Music, giving his first public performance at the age of six. After playing

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and

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, he took up the

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at age sixteen. Bullock attended McDonogh School for Boys in Reisterstown, Maryland. He was captain of the band in middle school. He studied at the

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, where he met guitarists

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and Steve Morse, and bass players

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and Will Lee. He paid for tuition by performing at nightclubs in

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before moving to New York. He became best known for playing with Lee on ''

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'' and working with

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and Bob James. His work can be heard on

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's ''

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'' (1980),

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's '' One Trick Pony'' (1980), Sting's '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'' (1987) and

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's ''The Stranger'' (1977). He also worked with

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, Ruben Rada, and

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. He recorded as a member of the 24th Street Band, which released three albums: ''24th Street Band'' (1979), ''Share Your Dreams'' (1980) and ''Bokutachi'' (1981). In 1982, he released his debut album, ''First Class Vagabond'', which was exclusively distributed for the Japanese market by the JVC-Victor Company and later reissued on CD. Also in 1982, he was an original member of The World's Most Dangerous Band, the house band on the NBC-TV program ''Late Night with David Letterman''. He stayed with Letterman's show for about two years. In 1986, Bullock released his first album as a leader for

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called ''From All Sides'', followed by the albums ''Give It What You Got'' in 1987, and ''Way Kool'' in 1990. Shortly after the Atlantic albums, he recorded a few tracks from those sessions for a live event at the Indigo Blues Venue, in order to release it in Japan. His live band from the Indigo Blues sessions included Dave Delhomme (keyboards), Steve Logan (bass guitar), and Steven Wolf (drums). On May 27, 2004, he teamed up with drummer

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and the WDR Big Band for a performance of the works of

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at the University of Cologne in Germany. An album of this performance was released posthumously in 2008. He had his own signature model guitars made by

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, the HBS & HBS-II. Bullock died on July 25, 2008, in New York City, at the age of 52.

Discography

As leader

* ''First Class Vagabond'' (Trio, 1982) * ''From All Sides'' (Atlantic, 1986) * ''Give It What U Got'' (Atlantic, 1987) * ''PDB'' with Jaco Pastorius, Kenwood Dennard (DIW, 1989) * ''Way Kool'' (Atlantic, 1992) * ''World of Collision'' (Big World Music, 1994) * ''A-014'' (Jazz a Go-go, 1996) * ''Manny's Car Wash'' (Big World Music, 1996) * ''Carrasco'' (Fantasy, 1997) * ''Late Night Talk'' (Venus, 1997) * ''55 Bar Sessions'' with Haru Takauchi, Leni Stern, Mike Stern (Paddle Wheel, 1998) * ''Guitar Man'' (JVC, 2000) * ''Color Me'' (JVC, 2001) * ''Try Livin' It'' (ESC, 2003) * ''Jam Jam/The Heavy Cats'' (& Forest Music, 2004) * ''Too Funky 2 Ignore'' (BHM, 2005) * ''Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix'' with WDR Big Band (BHM, 2005)

As sideman

With

* '' Heavy Heart'' (WATT/ECM, 1984) * '' Night-glo'' (WATT/ECM, 1985) * ''

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'' (WATT 1987) With

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* '' Don't Stop the Music'' (Arista, 1977) * '' Detente'' (Arista, 1980) With

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* ''The Alternative Man'' (Blue Note, 1985) * ''Big Fun'' (ESC, 2002) * ''Soul Bop Band Live'' (BHM, 2005) With

* '' Live at Sweet Basil'' (Gramavision, 1986) * ''75th Birthday Concert'' (BBC, 2001) With

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, Folk music, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm ...

* ''

'' (Atlantic, 1978) * '' Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway'' (Atlantic, 1979) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1994) With Michael Franks * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * '' Skin Dive'' (Warner Bros., 1985) * '' The Camera Never Lies'' (Warner Bros., 1987) With Bob James * ''

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'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978) * '' Lucky Seven'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979) * '' H'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * ''Joined at the Hip'' (Evosound, 2019) With

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* '' Naughty'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * '' What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * ''

'' (Warner Bros., 1982) With David Matthews * ''Dune'' (CTI, 1977) * ''Digital Love'' (Electric Bird, 1979) * ''Guitars On Fire!'' (Bandai, 1996) With

* '' The Sun Don't Lie'' (Dreyfus, 1993) * '' Tales'' (Dreyfus, 1995) * '' M²'' (Telarc, 2001) With

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* '' Turn This Mutha Out'' (Kudu, 1977) * ''You Ain't No Friend of Mine!'' (Fantasy, 1978) * ''Boogie to the Top'' (Kudu, 1978) * ''Foxhuntin'' (Fantasy, 1979) * ''My Turn'' (Lipstick, 1991) With

* ''Live in New York City Vol. 1: Punk Jazz'' (Big World Music, 1990) * ''Live in New York City Vol. 2: Trio'' (Big World Music, 1991) * ''Live in New York City Vol. 3: Promise Land'' (Big World Music, 1991) * ''Trio 2 Live in New York City Vol. 4'' (Big World Music, 1992) * ''Jaco Pastorius in New York'' (Jazz Door 1993) * ''Live in New York City Vol. 6: Punk Jazz 2'' (Big World Music, 1998) * ''Live in New York City Vol. 7: History'' (Big World Music, 1998) With

* ''Sanborn'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * '' Promise Me the Moon'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Heart to Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * '' Hideaway'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * '' Voyeur'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * '' Backstreet'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * '' Straight to the Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1984) * '' A Change of Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1987) * ''Close-Up'' (Reprise, 1988) * '' Upfront'' (Elektra, 1992) With Spyro Gyra * '' Carnaval'' (Amherst, 1980) * '' Catching the Sun'' (MCA, 1980) * '' City Kids'' (MCA, 1983) * '' Incognito'' (MCA, 1982) With Lew Soloff * ''Hanalei Bay'' (Bellaphon, 1985) * ''Rainbow Mountain'' (Enja, 1999) With Bonnie Tyler * '' Faster Than the Speed of Night'' (CBS, 1983) * '' Holding Out for a Hero'' (CBS/Sony, 1984) * '' Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire'' (CBS, 1986) With others * Joan Armatrading, '' Me Myself I'' (A&M, 1980) *

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, ''Futures'' (A&M, 1977) * Ray Barretto, ''Can You Feel It'' (Atlantic, 1978) * Wilbur Bascomb, ''And Future Dreams'' (H&L, 1977) * John Blair, ''We Belong Together'' (CTI, 1977) * Alex Blake, ''Especially for You'' (Denon, 1979) * Blues Brothers, ''The Blues Brothers'' (Atlantic, 1980) *

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, ''Hangin' in the City'' (ESC, 2001) *

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, '' The Works'' (C.A.R.E., 2009) * Irene Cara, '' Anyone Can See'' (Epic, 1982) *

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, ''Real Life Story'' (Verve Forecast 1989) * Felix Cavaliere, ''Castles in the Air'' (Epic, 1979) *

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, ''I'll Keep On Loving You'' (Capitol, 1982) * Freddy Cole, ''Love Makes the Changes'' (Fantasy, 1998) *

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, ''Cajun Sunrise'' (Kudu, 1978) * Kenwood Dennard, ''Just Advance'' (Big World Music, 1992) * Ronnie Dyson, ''If the Shoe Fits'' (Columbia, 1979) *

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, '' Something You Got'' (CTI, 1977) * Lisa Fischer, '' So Intense'' (Elektra, 1991) * Al Foster, ''Mr. Foster'' (Better Days, 1979) * Mike Gibbs, ''Nonsequence'' (Provocateur, 2001) *

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, '' Closer to the Source'' (Atlantic, 1984) * Bunky Green, '' Visions'' (Vanguard, 1978) * Don Grolnick, ''Hearts and Numbers'' (Hip Pocket, 1985) * Chris Hinze, ''Word Sound and Power'' (CBS, 1980) * Chris Hinze, ''Chelsea Bridge'' (Keytone, 1987) * Adam Holzman, ''Overdrive'' (Lipstick, 1994) *

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, ''

'' (Buddah, 1977) * Chuck Jackson & Cissy Houston, '' I'll Take Care of You'' (Shanachie, 1992) *

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, '' L Is for Lover'' (Warner Bros., 1986) *

, '' The Stranger'' (Columbia, 1977) * Earl Klugh, '' Crazy for You'' (Liberty, 1981) * Wayne Krantz, ''

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'' (Enja, 1990) * Stacy Lattisaw, '' Young and in Love'' (Cotillion, 1979) * Hubert Laws, ''Say It with Silence'' (CBS, 1978) * Will Lee, ''Oh!'' (Go Jazz, 1994) *

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, '' Celebrate Me Home'' (Columbia, 1977) * Kenny Loggins, ''

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'' (Columbia, 1991) * Darlene Love, ''Paint Another Picture'' (CBS, 1988) * Karen Mantler, ''Karen Mantler's Pet Project'' (Virgin, 2000) * Manzanita, ''Echando Sentencias'' (RCA 1986) *

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, ''Monuments'' (RCA 1979) * Frankie Miller, ''Dancing in the Rain'' (Mercury, 1986) * Monkey Business, ''Kiss Me On My Ego'' (Columbia, 2005) *

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, ''Killer Bees'' (B&W Music, 1993) * Meli'sa Morgan, ''Still in Love with You'' (Pendulum, 1992) * Tyka Nelson, ''Royal Blue'' (Chrysalis, 1988) *

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, ''Lucumi Macumba Voodoo'' (Epic, 1978) *

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, ''American Made World Played'' (Capitol, 2005) * Noel Pointer, ''Feel It'' (Soul Music.com 1979) * Wolfgang Puschnig, ''Pieces of the Dream'' (Amadeo 1988) * Lou Rawls, ''Shades of Blue'' (Philadelphia International 1980) * Nicole Renee, '' Nicole Renee'' (Atlantic, 1998) * Nicki Richards, ''Naked to the World'' (Atlantic, 1991) * Philippe Saisse, ''Storyteller'' (Philips, 1991) *

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, '' Blue Matter'' (Gramavision, 1987) *

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, ''Coast to Coast'' (Capitol, 1989) * Marlena Shaw, ''Take a Bite'' (Columbia, 1979) * Michael Shrieve, ''Transfer Station Blue'' (Fortuna, 1984) * Janis Siegel, ''At Home'' (Atlantic, 1987) *

, '' One-Trick Pony'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * Alan Sorrenti, ''L.A. & N.Y.'' (Cool Sound, 2001) * Source, ''Source'' (P-Vine, 1997) *

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, '' Chance'' (Warner Bros., 1979) *

, ''

'' (MCA, 1980) *

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, ''

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'' (CTI, 1977) * Steps Ahead, ''Magnetic'' (Elektra, 1986) * Leni Stern, ''The Next Day'' (Passport, 1987) * Mike Stern, ''Neesh'' (Kenwood, 1983) * Sting, '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'' (A&M, 1987) * Steve Swallow, '' Carla'' (XtraWATT, 1987) * Steve Swallow, ''

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'' (XtraWATT, 1992) *

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, '' Like Never Before'' (Private Music, 1991) * Tasha Thomas, ''Midnight Rendezvous'' (SoulMusic, 2015) *

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, '' I Cry I Smile'' (Atlantic, 1977) * Narada Michael Walden, '' Awakening'' (Atlantic, 1979) * Grover Washington Jr., '' Breath of Heaven'' (Columbia, 1997) * James D-Train Williams, '' Miracles of the Heart'' (Funkytowngrooves/Sony 2011) * Bernie Worrell & Jesse Rae, ''Worae'' (Luzuli Music, 2017)

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