The best Side of greatest song ever
On October 8th, 1963, although on tour, Cooke and associates of his entourage had been arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace after they tried to register at a white motel — an incident mirrored in the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-thirty day period-old son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in