About Bonni
For Barrelhouse Bonni McKeown-- neighborhood blues music promoter and educator, piano player, transportation activist, film producer --blues music is a bridge between city and country, between ethnic groups and generations. She helps local arts, history and business bring people together in our challenging times. In music, she's available to play the blues with you, lead singalongs, help you learn to make up your own blues tune. In the literary department, she serves as an editor and as an organizer of history archives.
WRITINGS
Read Bonni's blues and Chicago West Side community writings in the Austin Weekly News
Bonni's writing contributed to the music history webpage with Maxwell Street Foundation
Bonni's book Peaceful Patriot: The Story of Tom Bennett" featured in West Virginia Encyclopedia
CLICK on BLOG page, left for excerpts from Bonni's upcoming novel "Delta Song"