NOT KNOWN FACTUAL STATEMENTS ABOUT GREATEST SONG EVER

On Oct 8th, 1963, while on tour, Cooke and customers of his entourage were being arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace when they attempted to register at a white motel — an incident reflected in the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his eighteen-thirty day period-previous son, Vincent, who drowned that June, res