Since the beginning of time, humans have grappled with three existential questions, what: (1) is the meaning of life; (2) happens after death; and (3) was the first rock and roll song. In this post, DIYRockAndRoll.com will answer definitively all three questions. Just kidding. We're not going to answer any of them, but we will shed some light on the third.
Well, here goes nothing! I have entered a live version of The Night Wrecker into the 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Here's hoping the folks at National Public Radio are really jazzed up about a tow-truck themed rockabilly song.
Buckle up do-it-yourself rockers, because it's rockabilly tow truck time! Yes, that's right! DIYRockandRoll.com is proud to release its most requested project to date: an article on how to make an original rockabilly rave-up about a tow truck driver in Vermont. If you're one of the legions of readers who requested that, read on, because the time has come!
Why release a holiday song over the winter when you can drop a macabre rockabilly tune about a tow truck driver in Vermont? What better way to observe the longest nights of the year than with a peppy, minor tune about driving through the eerie darkness? Are there better ways? Almost certainly. But the Motor … Continue reading The Night Wrecker
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.
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. If you're interested in the history of 1940s R&B, my creative process of making my own DIY version, or the musical equipment that I used, you can check it out in the full post … Continue reading Eight Miles Down the Road