5 EASY FACTS ABOUT GREATEST SONG EVER DESCRIBED

On Oct 8th, 1963, when on tour, Cooke and associates of his entourage had been arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace after they made an effort to register at a white motel — an incident reflected in the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-aged son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the fina