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On Oct 8th, 1963, though on tour, Cooke and customers of his entourage ended up arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace once they attempted to sign up in a white motel — an incident reflected within the song’s third verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-previous son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in the

On October 8th, 1963, though on tour, Cooke and members of his entourage have been arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, for disturbing the peace after they attempted to sign up in a white motel — an incident reflected during the song’s 3rd verse. And Cooke’s mourning for his 18-month-previous son, Vincent, who drowned that June, resonates in th