Every Man a King

Every Man a King

"Every Man A King" is a song connected with Louisiana's governor and senator Huey Long. Long was known for his political slogan "Every man a king," which was the title of his [http://www.amazon.com/Every-Man-King-Autobiography-Huey/dp/0306806959 autobiography] and the catch-phrase of his Share Our Wealth proposal during the Great Depression. [Text of Huey Long's [http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/hueyplongking.htm Every Man a King] speech delivered 23 February 1934, from the personal website of a University of Texas at Tyler professor]

The song was co-written in 1935 by Huey Long and Castro Carazo; Carazo was the band director of Louisiana State University, a former orchestra leader at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans brought to LSU by Long himself. [ [http://www.bands.lsu.edu/band_history/index.php LSU Band History] from the Louisiana State University website]

An arrangement of the song was recorded by Randy Newman for his 1974 album "Good Old Boys".

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