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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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Are there any anecdotes about him that relate to his family?
beneath his public persona as a simple, plain-spoken rural Louisianan of little education, he had an astute political mind of considerable intelligence.

Question: Any other information relating tot he nickname?
Self-contained rewrite: Besides being named "Uncle Earl", any other information relating to his nickname?