Stoner brought Wyeth to drum on "Desire" in July 1975, a decision that satisfied Dylan who said, "Your drummer sounds great, it sounds great." The songs were co-written with Jacques Levy, and the personnel were Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano), Vinnie Bell (bouzouki), Scarlet Rivera (violin), Dom Cortese (accordion), Stoner (bass, background vocals), Wyeth (drums), Luther Rix (congas), and Emmylou Harris, Ronee Blakley and Soles (background vocals). In September 1975, a few months before the album release in January, Dylan, with Rivera on violin, Stoner on bass and Wyeth on drums (who played left-handed) performed "Hurricane", "Oh, Sister" and "Simple Twist of Fate" for the PBS tribute to John Hammond recorded at the WTTW television studios in Chicago.