Desire (Bob Dylan album) McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, and Joan Baez who not only contributed during Dylan's set, but also played mini-sets of their own. Bruce Springsteen was invited to perform, but declined when Dylan informed him that he could not use the E Street Band to back him. The fall of 1975 would ultimately produce a widely criticized film, "Renaldo and Clara", but the concerts themselves were well received. Often regarded as one of Dylan's finest series of shows, this first leg of the tour was eventually documented on "". On January 5, 1976, "Desire" was released, garnering a fair share of critical acclaim.
Sara Dylan been cited by many as Bob Dylan's account of their disintegrating marriage; their son Jakob Dylan has said that the lyrics of the album are "my parents talking". The pair divorced in June 1977. Sara Dylan played the role of Clara in the movie "Renaldo and Clara", directed by Dylan, and the film was described by a Dylan biographer as "in part a tribute to his wife". Shirley Marlin Noznisky was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 25, 1939, to Jewish parents Isaac and Bessie Noznisky; her father was born in Poland "circa" 1894 and became a US citizen in