A request from Will Lee regarding Hiram Bullock

Hiram Bullock will be celebrated at a Memorial Next Week

Tuesday August 5th, 6PM
SGI Buddhist Cultural Center
7 East 15th Street (right off Union Square)
New York City


In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to
organizations that help protect nature, esp. the Polar Bear (ie; World
Wildlife Fund http://www.worldwildlife.org , The Great Bear Foundation
http://www.greatbear.org/ etc.)


It's hard to put into words what my friendship with Hiram Bullock has meant,
but to so many people he was a mentor, inspiration and friend.

Love, Will Lee
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As some of you know, Hiram Bullock was the guitarist in the original configuration (along with Will Lee, Steve Jordan & Paul Shaffer) of The World's Most Dangerous Band on The David Letterman Show.







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Tribal Disorder

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[Edited 7/31/08 12:37pm]

RIP...

Ah, sweet youth, where did ye go?

What strikes me about this clip is Sly's appearance. I have seen him recently and he did not look to great. As for Hiram, I remember listening to him on a Bob James album called "Touchdown". He is feature on a track called "Caribbean Nights"...It is a beautiful track. You all should check it out.

There was supposed to be a tribute to Hiram on Letterman--did anyone see it?

I remember staying up late school nights, just to check out this configuration of TWMDB: Jordan, Bullock, Lee, and Shaffer...



"Rest In Peace"
[Edited 8/3/08 13:29pm]

The NFL..National Funk League

From Yahoo Music News:

Appreciation: The World's Most Dangerous Guitarist
By Joal Ryan

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Hiram Bullock was funky, jazzy and, according to those who should know, great.

On The Late Show with David Letterman this past week, Paul Shaffer paid the guitarist the highest compliment by linking his name to the "H" word. For Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix.

Shaffer and Bullock went way back. In 1982, when David Letterman launched his first night-owl show, Late Night, Shaffer hired Bullock to play with the "World's Most Dangerous Band." As an original member of the TV outfit, Bullock jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Sly Stone, even Andy Kaufman.

Bullock, long bedeviled by a drug problem, per the New York Times, left the band in 1984. But he remained a friend of the show and remained an in-demand guitarist, laying down tracks for Sting, Billy Joel, Paul Simon and many, many more. In 2001, he played with Spinal Tap at Carnegie Hall. Bullock also enjoyed a successful solo career.

Bullock, who'd been diagnosed with tongue cancer, the Times reported, died July 25 of an undetermined cause. He was 52. A memorial service was scheduled for Tuesday in New York City.