David Bowie worked with many guitarists throughout his long career, from Mick Ronson to Carlos Alomar, Robert Fripp, Adrian ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Former David Bowie electric guitar player Earl Slick has recalled the moment ...

Earl Slick’s "Guitar: Playing with David Bowie, John Lennon, and Rock-and-Roll’s Greatest Heroes" affords readers with a ringside seat for many of popular music’s most iconic moments. But it’s more ...

Did Earl Slick Have to Blow Up a Car for David Bowie Reunion? Guitarist recalls strange working relationship with his late boss. Earl Slick needs no introduction. A killer rhythm guitarist and ...

The day before David Bowie played his last show in Denver – at the Fillmore Auditorium on January 19, 2004 – the band had the day off. Guitarist Earl Slick, who’d been touring with Bowie on and off ...

Longtime David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick admitted that he wasn’t a fan of the British icon when he joined his band in 1974. Their on-and-off collaboration would last until 2013. But in a recent ...

The audition wasn’t for the album, you see. It was for that tour. Ronson had already left the band, so Bowie needed someone to take his place on the road, and pronto. That worried Slick. “We were ...

Earl Slick was 22 in 1974 when he became the guitarist in David Bowie’s band and 61 when he performed on Bowie’s second-to-last album, 2013’s “The Next Day.” During that nearly 40-year span, Slick ...

Guitarist Earl Slick spent the better part of his adult life as David Bowie’s go-to guitarist — a tall order, but one that Slick was more than ready to take on. And the 65-year-old is still Bowie’s ...

Earl Slick remembers exactly what he was doing when he received the news of John Lennon's death on December 8, 1980. "I was wrapping up Christmas presents," the 64-year-old guitarist said in a phone ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Looking for some fresh tunes to play during your holiday weekend festivities? A light week of new releases has some choice offerings, including a solo set from a rock guitar legend ...