Beans and Corn Bread

"Beans and Corn Bread" is a 1949 jump blues song by Louis Jordan and Tympany Five, released by Decca. It was written by Jordan (under his wife's name, Fleecie Moore^[1]) and Fred B. Clark.^[2]

It is used as the theme song for the WTBS program Dinner and a Movie as well as being featured in the 1992 film Malcolm X.

Beans and cornbread was also the traditional meal served to NASA launch crews following a successful space shuttle launch. The tradition was begun on April 12, 1981, by NASA test director Norm Carlson and was continued after every successful launch.^[3][4][5][6]

References

2. "Beans and Cornbread," BMI Repertoire
3. Enter the Firing Room. Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Kennedy Space Center. NASA. October 29, 2004. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
4. A Space Shuttle Tradition that’s Full of Beans Universe Today. April 5, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
5. John Glenn at Full Throttle Washington Post. October 29, 1998. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
6. Spilling the Beans: A NASA Tradition Revealed GainesvilleActivities.com. May 18, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.