Hiram Bullock was an American jazz fusion guitarist, who appeared as a session musician on albums by artists as varied as Steely Dan, Chaka Khan and Jaco Pastorius. His solo work gained popularity in Japan, the country in which he was born (to US military parents). He also performed in the inaugural line-up of David Letterman’s ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Band’. He passed away in 2008, aged 52.