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.
Arlen Roth and Duane Eddy with Huey Lewis and the News. In 1976, he appeared in the Bob Dylan film "Renaldo and Clara" performing with Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Patti Smith and Phil Ochs. His first book, "Slide Guitar", was published by Oak Publications when he was 21. In 2012, "Thank You Les", a Les Paul Tribute album and documentary were released with Roth performing "Mr. Sandman" and his daughter Lexie Roth singing the Les Paul and Mary Ford song "Vaya Con Dios". He released a "Slide Guitar Summit" album in 2015 featuring duets with guitarists Cindy Cashdollar, Sonny Landreth, David Lindley, Greg