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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2839.0. "Nile Rodge and Hirran Bullock, where ?" by ESKIMO::KLO (don't get me wrong) Fri Oct 22 1993 15:24

    
    Do this guy name Nile Rodge have any album out or he in a band with
    another name which I don't know? I try to get one of his album but when
    I ask people in record store they said they don't know. He's a blues
    guitarist. And another guy name Hiran Bullock, he's also a blues guitarist
    I couldn't find his stuff either. If anyone can help me. Thanks
    advance.
    
    KL       
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2839.1woof!NAVY5::SDANDREAWannaJam?Fri Oct 22 1993 15:375
    >>And another guy name Hiran Bullock, he's also a blues guitarist
    
    He now goes by Steve Bulldawg, he lives in King George, VA.....
    
    8)
2839.2Rodgers and BullockTECRUS::ROSTMetal GuruFri Oct 22 1993 15:448
    Nile Rodgers was in the disco/funk band Chic and since then has worked
    mostly as a producer (often playing on records he produces).
    
    Hiram Bullock is known as more of a jazz/fusion guy.  He has recorded
    with David Sanborn, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Gil Evans and been on
    numerous pop sessions in NYC.
    
    						Brian
2839.3USPMLO::DESROCHERSFri Oct 22 1993 15:446
    
    	I believe both were with Bowie at one time or another.
    	Both are session musicians too.  Not sure I'd consider
    	them Blues players. 
    
    	
2839.4ESKIMO::KLOdon't get me wrongFri Oct 22 1993 16:025
    I didn't know what how type of music they play but I heard on TV
    mention them as a blues players. And I just wanna get their stuffs.
    Thanks for all the replies. Any of Hiram's album I should get?
    
    KL
2839.5how about none of themRICKS::CALCAGNIWill work for '59 Les PaulFri Oct 22 1993 17:184
    I've sampled a couple of Hiram's albums and they're been uniformly bad
    (imo of course).  The word "fuzak" comes to mind (i.e., fusion/muzak).
    I hear he does his best work as a sideman (but sorry, I don't have a
    good recommendation for ya).
2839.6QRYCHE::STARRBeauty and SadnessFri Oct 22 1993 17:294
Hiram Bullock is probably best known as the guitarist for David Letterman's
show for the first several years....

alan
2839.7funky fusak...?ROYALT::BUSENBARKMon Oct 25 1993 12:058
    Hiram Bullock is actually better known as Dave Sanborn's Guitarist,I
    would not consider him a blues player. I seem to remember he was 
    really into the New York studio scene in the late 70's. I met him
    once when he was in town playing with Sanborn. I've never really
    cared for his guitar playing.....either solo or otherwise... 
    
    							Rick
    
2839.8A good one now and then...NWD002::TUTAK_PERickenbackerhackerMon Oct 25 1993 13:126
    
    I thought Bullock would occasionally come up with a pretty sweet 
    solo, like on 'You Send Me' (with Al Jarreau on Bullock's second
    album) and on 'Train' (with Steps Ahead on the "Magnetic" album).   
    
    Peter
2839.9ZEKE::WOZNIAKTue Nov 16 1993 12:0116
    IMO, the "world's most dangerous band" was *far* better in the first
    few years of the show with Hiram on guitar and Steve Jordan on drums.
    Steve, I believe was the drummer for Keith Richards' Expensive Winos
    band. These two also backed Eddie Murphy on SNL once when they did a 
    tune at a VFW hall called "Kill Whitey" or something like that. It was
    a classic. 
    
    I was totally impressed with Hiram's style and sound on Dave's early
    shows. He played an old, really beat up Strat with at least one double
    humbucker thrown in. The guitar looked like crap, but I wish I could
    get the sound that he had. I believe I've also seen him credited with
    work on some early Billy Joel stuff, and though I've heard some of his
    work on David Sanborn's albums, I thought he did much better on the
    old Dave shows. 
    
    Ross