GREATEST SONG EVER NO FURTHER A MYSTERY

On October 8th, 1963, while on tour, Cooke and users of his entourage were arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace after they made an effort to sign-up in a white motel — an incident mirrored from the song’s third verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-outdated son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the fi