# Corn Mo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corn_Mo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corn_Mo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Mo > Source revision: 1313097229 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American musician This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Corn Mo" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Corn Mo Parkside Lounge, New York City, May 9, 2007 Background information Born Jonathan Cunningham Origin Denton, Texas Genres Rock Website cornmo.com Musical artist **Corn Mo** is the [stage name](/source/Stage_name) of **Jon Cunningham**, an American, [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn)-based [musician](/source/Musician). Corn Mo sings, plays the [accordion](/source/Accordion), and [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), and sometimes performs as a [one-man band](/source/One_man_band). His music style is a mixture of [circus music](/source/Circus_music), [glam rock](/source/Glam_rock), and humorous [novelty songs](/source/Novelty_songs). He is currently recording his third solo album, and albums with his band [.357 Lover](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=.357_Lover&action=edit&redlink=1). Many of his songs and stylings are heavily influenced by [Meat Loaf](/source/Meat_Loaf) (to whom he bears a slight physical resemblance) and [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)). ## Recording as Corn Mo He started his music career in [Denton, Texas](/source/Denton%2C_Texas). Corn Mo released his first full-length album, *I Hope You Win!*, in 2000. His 2002 follow-up *The Magic Is You!*, features his most popular song, "Busey Boy", about being mistaken for actor [Gary Busey](/source/Gary_Busey). He is featured on the [Ben Folds](/source/Ben_Folds) album [Supersunnyspeedgraphic](/source/Supersunnyspeedgraphic) singing backing vocals on "Get Your Hands Off My Woman." He recently appeared in the [Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players](/source/Trachtenburg_Family_Slideshow_Players)' DVD release of *[On and Off Broadway](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Trachtenburg_Family_Slideshow_Players:_Off_%26_On_Broadway&action=edit&redlink=1)*. He performed a duet with Jason Trachtenburg on his accordion to a new rendition of the Trachtenburgs' song "Beautiful Dandelion". Back in the Denton days Corn Mo teamed up with friend Mauve Oed for a cassette. It included a cover of [Mötley Crüe](/source/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe)'s "[Home Sweet Home](/source/Home_Sweet_Home_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_song))" which garnered play on local indie radio show The Adventure Club. In October 2012, it was announced that he had joined "Tragedy", the all metal tribute band to the [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees). ## Albums with .357 Lover .357 Lover, first formed when Corn Mo lived in Denton, backs Corn Mo when he is not playing as a solo performer. Their current lineup is [Dave Wallin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dave_Wallin&action=edit&redlink=1) on [bass](/source/Bass_guitar), and [Ron Salvo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_Salvo&action=edit&redlink=1) on drums. .357 Lover recorded their first [EP](/source/Extended_play), titled *Your Favorite Hamburger is a Cheeseburger*, in 2007. A full-length debut, *Diorama of the Golden Lion*, was released in September 2009. ## Live For several years before moving to New York, Corn Mo performed at many small venues in north Texas ([Denton](/source/Denton%2C_Texas) and the [Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex](/source/Dallas%2FFort_Worth_Metroplex)), developing a small but loyal following. In 2003, Corn Mo played the [Austin City Limits Music Festival](/source/Austin_City_Limits_Music_Festival). He plays accordion on [Mary Prankster](/source/Mary_Prankster)'s live album *Lemonade: Live* which was recorded at the [9:30 Club](/source/9%3A30_Club) in [Washington, DC](/source/Washington%2C_DC) on May 10, 2003. On May 20, 2003 Corn Mo appeared on *[Jimmy Kimmel Live!](/source/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!)* where he performed "Busey Boy" with [Kimmel's](/source/Jimmy_Kimmel) live band. In 2003 and 2004, he toured with [The Polyphonic Spree](/source/The_Polyphonic_Spree) as a member of their band. He has toured numerous times with [They Might Be Giants](/source/They_Might_Be_Giants) and [Ben Folds](/source/Ben_Folds). Corn Mo is featured on the 2004 [They Might Be Giants](/source/They_Might_Be_Giants) live album *[Almanac](/source/Almanac_(They_Might_Be_Giants_album))*, playing the song "Particle Mo" (a live version of "[Particle Man](/source/Particle_Man)") with the band. In June 2006, he performed at the [Bonnaroo Music Festival](/source/Bonnaroo_Music_Festival). In April 2007, .357 Lover performed as the backing group for [Andrew W.K.](/source/Andrew_W.K.) in Denton, Texas. Corn Mo toured again with Folds on his November Surprise Tour 2006. On June 15, 2007, They Might Be Giants announced via a bulletin[1] that Corn Mo would be the opening act for "many of the shows" on their "We Got a Fever for the Flavor of a Whatnot 2007 United States Tour." In 2012, Corn Mo was the opening act for [Nick Offerman](/source/Nick_Offerman)'s college tour, and played backup on a few songs during Offerman's show. He was also the opening act for [Wheatus](/source/Wheatus) from 12 May - 10 June on their UK tour in 2012. ## Filmography In 2014 Corn Mo, credited as Jonathan Cunningham, played a bartender in the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series *[Orange Is the New Black](/source/Orange_Is_the_New_Black)* in the episode entitled Low Esteem City.[2] In 2021, Corn Mo appeared in a series of internet and television commercials for NJM Insurance playing the Agency Musician. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Myspace/Bulletins/2007-06-15 - TMBW: The They Might be Giants Knowledge Base"](http://tmbw.net/wiki/MySpace/Bulletins/2007-06-15). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jon 'Corn Mo' Cunningham - IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1393390/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. ### Further reading - [https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/former-denton-resident-corn-mo-releases-new-ep-playing-bonnaroo-then-releasing-lp-phew-7058894/](https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/former-denton-resident-corn-mo-releases-new-ep-playing-bonnaroo-then-releasing-lp-phew-7058894/) - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-hope-you-win%21-mw0000012499](https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-hope-you-win%21-mw0000012499) - [https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/trachtenburg-family-slideshow-players-corn-mo-6378032/](https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/trachtenburg-family-slideshow-players-corn-mo-6378032/) - [https://bostonhassle.com/went-126-x___x-major-stars-corn-mo-gondoliers-midway-cafe/](https://bostonhassle.com/went-126-x___x-major-stars-corn-mo-gondoliers-midway-cafe/) - [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/corn-mo-mn0000101060#biography](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/corn-mo-mn0000101060#biography) ## External links - [CornMo.com - Corn Mo's Official Site](http://www.cornmo.com) - [Corn Mo's Official MySpace Page](http://www.myspace.com/cornmo) - [Live performance of "Busey Boy" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j244DN-09Wo) - [Corn Mo is Kung Fu Teenage Bigfoot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TjTOUhhJVI) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Corn Mo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Mo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Mo?action=history)). 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