Earl Slick

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Earl Slick is a guitarist born in Staten Island, New York in 1952. He is best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Diamond and Robert Smith, though he has also worked with other artists (John Lennon : Double Fantasy, Milk and Honey, Anthology, Wonsaponatime, Yoko Ono, ...) and even released some solo recordings.

In the early 1970s, Earl Slick gained his reputation on New York music scene as a talented, skillful rock guitarist while playing in a band called "Mack Truck" featuring both singer/songwriter Jimmy Mack and his brother drummer Jack Mack.

His work with Scottish singer/songwriter Jim Diamond was as the duo 'Slick Diamond'. They did some tours and performances for a short time in the late 70s.

Slick was initially hired by Bowie to replace Mick Ronson during the Diamond Dogs tour. He stayed on for Young Americans and Station To Station. It was Slick's powerful playing that made the latter album's "Stay" an enduring favourite of fans of Bowie and of guitar heroics alike. Slick then became a hired gun, working for Leo Sayer, Ian Hunter, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono, and also formed his own solo band. He returned to Bowie for the Serious Moonlight tour to support Let's Dance, then formed Phantom, Rocker & Slick with Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker. In 1990, Slick was in the collaboration "Dirty White Boy" which only saw one album, "Bad Reputation" (1990) and industry show cases in London and Los Angeles. The early 2000s saw Slick return to Bowie's roster, appearing on the tours to support Heathen and later Reality. He is now dually a member of Slinky Vagabond and The Eons. Slinky Vagabond are Glen Matlock, Clem Burke, and Keanan Duffty. The Eons are a duo with singer, songwriter Saphin. Slinky Vagabond played their debut concert at the Joey Ramone Birthday Bash in May of 2007. ^[1]