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Lonesome Valentine

October 22, 2025June 7, 2026 / Peter Berris / 2 Comments

In this post, you can hear an original blues rock song by Pete Berris & the Motor Inns. This one features a 1966 Fender Coronado II and a Collings I-35 LC with p90 pickups.

Eight Miles Down the Road

July 12, 2025June 7, 2026 / Peter Berris / 1 Comment

A DIY 1940s-style R&B/Boogie Woogie/Jump Blues project by Pete Berris & the Motor Inns with backing vocals by the famous Kay-Lettes.

Dr. John, In The Right Place (Atlantic 75 Reissue)

February 11, 2024May 30, 2026 / Peter Berris / 1 Comment

Just in time for Mardi Gras, Dog Hill Music reviews the Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series Reissue of "In the Right Place" by Dr. John (featuring Allen Toussaint and the Meters).

Eddie Floyd’s “Down to Earth”

November 22, 2023May 30, 2026 / Peter Berris / 1 Comment

In 1971, two of soul music’s most important musicians coproduced one of the genre’s wildest albums. Despite its unassuming title, on Down to Earth singer-songwriter Eddie Floyd and guitarist-songwriter Steve Cropper took soul music to new frontiers. 

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