I like Bowie and Lennon fine, but know Earl Slick more from Phantom, Rocker and Slick then from anything he ever did with anyone else (aside from the Stray Cats record he played guitar on).
I know he did play with Bowie and Lennon, but am unsure what he played exactly.
The last few clips I've seen of him I haven't really dug what he has been doing or his tone, but that's just my opinion.
If you can get a copy of Cover Girl or the first PRS record you may dig his playing.
here he is recently, I'm not so into this, it seems like his playing isn't quite as sharp as the old days. On the other hand, you have to give him props for being the only guy to put a Floyd Rose on a Danelectro Longhorn!