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Earl Slick

Earl Slick

Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni; October 1, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Robert Smith. He has also worked with other artists including John Waite, Tim Curry and David Coverdale, in addition to releasing several solo recordings, and two records with Phantom, Rocker & Slick, the band he formed with Slim Jim Phantom & Lee Rocker (both from Stray Cats).

Known for

Bowie: The Final Act
Bowie: The Final Act
2025 • Self
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
2025 • Self
Fanny: The Right to Rock
Fanny: The Right to Rock
2021 • Self
John Lennon: His Life, His Legacy, His Last Days
John Lennon: His Life, His Legacy, His Last Days
2020 • Self
Lennon's Last Weekend
Lennon's Last Weekend
2020 • Self
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
2018 • Lead Guitar
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2018
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of the Sidemen
2017 • Self / Narrator

Full filmography

LennoNYC
LennoNYC
2010 • Self - Lead Guitar
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Bowie at the BBC
Bowie at the BBC
2000 • Self - Guitar
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Ricochet
Ricochet
1984 • Self
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Earl Slick – Biography, Known For & Filmography