Cornbread
What the songs are about – 4th installment
I still think fondly of Illinois and the corn fields were numerous in the Belleville area. I started playing these chords one day and singing the chorus and my brother Paul Browne was singing an echo. He gave me the “Mascoutah land” text. I think we are all still St. Louis Blues fans. I dealt frequently with allergies as a child and my third grade teacher sent my report card home with a comment about me wiping my nose on my shirt sleeves. A bit disgusting actually. Dad used to take us to a local pond and we would catch catfish and bluegill and then Mom would fry the fish. Cornbread around our house is still a favorite.
The background vocals were provided by Ryan Browne, Sheryl Olguin, Kalin Tenedeni and Greg Coleman. Ryan and Greg hammed it up on the last “that’s what he said”, which is what I wanted them to do. It was a lot of fun recording this track. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening.