found: African American National Biography, accessed January 2, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Bullock, Hiram; jazz musician, guitarist; born 11 September 1955 in Osaka, Japan; studied at Peabody Conservatory of Music and at the University of Miami; worked in local night clubs; New York, he worked with major recording artists, including Michael Brecker, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins, and Barbara Streisand; recorded with Brecker Brothers, Gil Evans Orchestra, Steps Ahead, Miles Davis; cofounded the 24th Street Band; was a founding member of Paul Shaffer's band (1982-1984); became musical director of David Sanborn's Night Music series; was part of the house band on NBC's Saturday Night Live; acted as a musician in the film Under Siege (1992); recorded for Atlantic records (1986-1990); toured Japan with the Miles Evans Orchestra; died 25 July 2008 in New York, New York, United States)
