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Her credits include Junior Marvin and The Wailers Band , Steel Pulse, Teddy Riley, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, Dave Stewart, Diana King, Milica Paranosic, Benny Landa, Clayton Bruce Ost, Steve Holley, Larry Mitchell, Paul Pesco, Richie Cannata, Dean Johnson, Bobby Nathan, D.L. Byron, Michael Powers, Magic D and has shared the bill with such artists as; The Band, Bo Diddley, Burning Spear, Big Mountain, Moby, The Guess Who, Leon Russell, Buddy Miles, Andy Summers from The Police and more.
the release of album; “The Best of All Possible Worlds” on Gekko Rekkords (USA) and the single “I Don’t Care” on Sonic Sounds (Kingston, Jamaica) brought much attention in the West Indies, the US and abroad. the album is roots rock reggae and includes the Grateful Dead favorite, "Row Jimmy".
-whether it's a recording session, a sideman job, a solo act or her band, this credited artist shows up on time and has "..a natural talent for turning people on". -Joe Bohannon, WMMS Cleveland
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MUSIC is bonnie's first love.
it has been her life study. voice and bass are her main instruments and her childhood solo instruments were voice and violin. in addition, she plays; guitar, drums, percussion, many different keyboarded instruments, and likes to sing and/or dance while she's playing.
large productions are her passion. she spent 7yrs of her childhood in a large children's chorus performing styles from barbershop to large classical choral numbers, touring and doing television.
her music influences include Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, Art Of Noise, The Manhattan Transfer, Queen, Steely Dan, Heart (only from the 70's), Yes, Rush, AWB, Santana, Aerosmith. her vocal influences are Pat Benetar, Cheryl Bentine, Chaka Kahn, Donna Summer, Pete Townsend, Freddy Mercury and Mark Farner to name a few.
"my parents love music.," Bonnie reflects, "my Dad would sometimes surprise me with a record that i would mention i liked. he also taught me about multitrack recording basics. his lessons helped land me the position of audio designer in high school."
"my Mom is very musical, i would listen to her scat with the radio 'musak' and by example prompted me to start coming up with my own musical ideas when i was very young. They both loved to share their favorite records. as a result, artists; Boots Randolph, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jim Nabors, Brenda Lee, Henry Mancini, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more are also a part of my mental library."
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