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Was Uncle Earl a nickname?
"Uncle Earl" (so-named because of his relatives, including nephew and U.S.
Senator Russell Long.
How did he feel about the nickname?
once joked that one day the people of Louisiana would elect "good government, and they won't like it!.
What is a popular anecdote?
Long's erratic political behavior led the aspiring singer Jay Chevalier to compose in 1959 the song, "The Ballad of Earl K.
Long".
Did he make any public statements regarding this song?
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Question: Are there any anecdotes about him that relate to his family?
Self-contained rewrite: Are there any anecdotes about Earl Long that relate to his family?