GREATEST SONG EVER THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY

On October 8th, 1963, although on tour, Cooke and associates of his entourage were arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace after they tried to register in a white motel — an incident reflected within the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his eighteen-thirty day period-outdated son, Vincent, who drowned that June,