Bonni McKeown
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Producer/writer, The Rhythm and the Blues
Producer/writer Bonni McKeown, known on stage with her piano as Barrelhouse Bonni, came to Chicago from West Virginia to play and write about the blues. She co-wrote bluesman Larry Taylor's autobiography "Stepson of the Blues" and co-produced his first vocal album "They Were in This House." She writes a blog "West Side Blues" for the neighborhood newspaper Austin Weekly News and is producing a short urban drama based on Taylor's life, "The Rhythm and the Blues."