Above is an embedded player in which you can listen for free to Lonesome Valentine. The song Lonesome Valentine is a DIY blues rock project by Pete Berris & the Motor Inns. It is the result of one of my DIY Rock Experiments. Give that post a read if you’re interested in learning more about the creative and logistical process of making a blues rock recording. That article also touches on the history of blues rock and includes a link to a Spotify playlist of some of my favorite songs from that genre. The post even includes original album art featuring my dog and a 1930s National Duolian resonator guitar! Speaking of the Duolian, the full post offers a detailed rig rundown for the recording, but here’s a snapshot.

Equipment Snapshot for Lonesome Valentine

Guitars

• 1936 National Duolian Resonator Guitar
• 1966 Fender Coronado II (That guitar is essentially the unofficial mascot of DIYRockAndRoll, so of course I have an extensive profile piece on it).
• Collings I-35 LC with Lollar P-90s (it’s a wild and wonderful guitar!)

Amps & Pedals

• Carr Super Bee
• Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (Texas Red)
• Bugera PS-1 Power Soak
• MXR Carbon Copy Mini (Delay)
• MXR Ten-Band EQ
• Nocturne Brain Junior Barnyard
• Wampler Plexi Drive Mini

Percussion

• Yamaha FGDP-50 Finger Drum Pad (If you’re interested in that, you can read my review of that user-friendly drum machine)

Bass

• The same Dean bass I always use

Recording Equipment

• Sure SM57
• Sure SM58
• Focusrite Scarlett 4i4
• Garageband (MacBook Air)

Lonesome Valentine Lyrics

I love you baby and I hope that you’ll be mine
Oh I love you baby and I hope that you’ll be mine
Oh don’t make me mama, your lonesome valentine

When it snows in Carolina all the people lose their minds
When it snows in Carolina all the people lose their minds
Aw the roads close down, no trains are on the line

If I can get through, mama, I want you by my side
Ah if I can get through, mama, I want you by my side
I hope you like to know hard I try

A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine

[Guitar Solo]

A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine

I love you baby and I hope that you’ll be mine
Oh now, I love you baby and I hope that you’ll be mine
Awww don’t make me mama, your lonesome valentine

A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine

[Guitar Solos]

A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine

I wanna boogie, all night like the Blue Flames do¹,
I wanna boogie, all night, like my baby used to,
[unintelligible gibberish] tell me where has she gone to?

A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine
A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine
A lonesome valentine, a lonesome valentine

1. This lyric is a reference to Little Junior Parker & His Blue Flames. They are covered extensively in my article about the origins of rock. ↩︎