Earl Slick

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David Bowie and Earl Slick performing on David Bowies' Diamond Dogs Tour at the Boston Music Hall on November 15, 1974
Earl Slick on the fear he felt replacing a guitar icon – and how David Bowie calmed him down

By Matt Owen Published

Slick stepped into fill the spot in the mid 1970s, and thought he'd have a hard time winning over the fans and the media

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Earl Slick sits on the floor and plays his Telecaster through a Fender combo
How David Bowie's longest-serving guitarist became the hero in his own story with KillerStar

By Joe Bosso Published

KillerStar might be populated by Bowie alumni, but with guitarist-vocalist Rob Fleming fronting, The Afterglow is a record with its own unique flavor, says Earl Slick

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Earl Slick and David Bowie during David Bowie Gives Fans a Strong Dose of "A Reality Tour" at Special Poughkeepsie Warm Up Show For His Upcoming World Tour at The Chance Nghtclub in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
The one time David Bowie ordered Earl Slick to swap his Fenders for Gibsons

By Matt Owen Published

Slick went into the recording of 2003's Reality armed with a Telecaster, but his guitar of choice didn't cut it with Bowie

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Earl Slick and Buddy Guy
Earl Slick on the time he jammed in front of Buddy Guy at the blues great’s club

By Phil Weller Published

Guy would later invite Slick to jam with him, and it was a night that blew the Bowie guitarist’s mind

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John Lennon, pictured at the Hit Factory recording studio in New York City on December 6, 1980
Released weeks before his murder, John Lennon’s final album paired him with some of the era’s finest session guitarists

By Alan di Perna Published

Hesitant to step back into the spotlight but powered by renewed creative energy, the former Beatle joined forces with Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken, and – though their collaborations weren't released for a number of years – Cheap Trick

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David Bowie and Carlos Alomar onstage in the '80s, with Alomar soloing on a red Stratocaster
Carlos Alomar on making Fame, Heroes – and Bowie’s Berlin era

By Andrew Daly Published

The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) Fame with John Lennon

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Earl Slick onstage at a David Bowie tribute in 2019
Earl Slick on fast times with John Lennon and David Bowie – and saying no to Whitesnake

By Joe Bosso Published

The venerable session ace has lived a life less ordinary and has the discography to show for it. Earl Slick tells us what it was like to share the stage and studio with music legends

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John Lennon and Earl Slick
“I thought, ‘Oh, God, this could go really bad…’ I’m telling him that I can’t remember playing with him on a No. 1 record”: Earl Slick says he was too high to remember meeting John Lennon during David Bowie’s Fame recording session

By Matt Parker Published

The guitarist and session man met The Beatle while recording David Bowie’s Young Americans and was invited to play on Double Fantasy

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Earl Slick and David Bowie
“David united us in a truly special way. I am sure he would have loved this album”: David Bowie’s key collaborators have formed a new band – hear KillerStar's debut single

By Matt Owen Published

With Earl Slick on guitar and Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, KillerStar unites figures from across Ziggy Stardust's career. But as the band explains, this project is “something altogether new and exciting”

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Vernon Reid, Alex Skolnick and Earl Slick Help Launch D'Addario NYXL Electric Guitar Strings — Video

By Damian Fanelli Published

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