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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

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

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

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

“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

“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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