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- ISBN 9781405939713
- Weight: 190g
- Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 20 Feb 2025
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Discover the untold stories of rock history from Earl Slick, David Bowie's legendary guitarist.
From working with John Lennon to the New York Dolls, dive into 50 years of rock 'n' roll adventures.
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Every great rock singer needs a great guitarist by their side . . .
Earl Slick started with the best: aged 22 he was hired by David Bowie to play guitar on 1974’s Diamond Dogs tour. He never looked back.
Gracing classic Bowie albums like Young Americans and Station to Station, Slick was also in John Lennon’s band at the time of the former Beatle’s tragic murder.
Other collaborators include Mick Jagger, The Cure, Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton.
Through it all, on tour and in the studio, he lived the rock ‘n’ roll life to the hilt – until it nearly killed him.
Guitar puts us in the room and on the stage with rock’s greatest stars as Earl Slick reveals how music history was made – one lick at a time.
‘Earl is a legendary guitar star. His playing is earth, timeless and never less than stellar’ DAVID BOWIE
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PRAISE FOR GUITAR
'Touching . . . poignant' Sunday Express
'Guitar, gives an unvarnished account of the weird and unpredictable life of a musical mercenary' Telegraph
Earl Slick (Author)
Earl Slick was born Frank Madeloni in Brooklyn in 1951. He made his name as David Bowie’s lead guitarist and went on to become one of rock’s most sought after guitar players. He presented the 2017 BBC documentary Rock N Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sideman. Guitar is his first book. He lives in upstate New York.
Jeff Slate (Author)
Jeff Slate is a songwriter and music journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, Rolling Stone and other publications. He is the co-author of The Authorized Roy Orbison and has written liner notes for The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. His latest album, The Last Day of Summer, features Earl Slick.
