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The name was the result of an impromptu response by Founder Joe Bunting, who coined the name at Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1953.  Men from Central Illinois chapters were attending the international convention and were heard singing in the hotel lobby.   
The name was the result of an impromptu response by Founder Joe Bunting, who coined the name at Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1953.  Men from Central Illinois chapters were attending the international convention and were heard singing in the hotel lobby.   


Someone shouted:  “Who are you guys?”  Bunting responded: “The Corn Belt Chorus.”  The name stuck.
Someone shouted:  “Who are you guys?”  Bunting responded: “The Corn Belt Chorus.”  The name stuck. Bloomington and Decatur choruses were involved all eight years of the Corn Belt Chorus.
 
Bloomington and Decatur choruses were involved all eight years of the Corn Belt Chorus.


[[Image:Cbc 1992.jpg|Corn Belt Chorus Revisited|720px|left]]
[[Image:Cbc 1992.jpg|Corn Belt Chorus Revisited|720px|left]]
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