Arlen Roth is a master guitarist known for more stellar achievements than I could hope to list in this column. From his very first award-winning album, Arlen Roth: Guitarist (which won “Best Instrumental Album” at Montreux in 1978), to his days on stage and in the studio with greats such as Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Pete Seeger, Duane Eddy, all three Taylors (James, Livingston, and Kate), Janis Ian and many others, Roth has continued in the limelight and at the head of the regiment when it comes to guitar star discernibility.
His intuitive skill for teaching…