![]() ![]() He was then arrested at the next hotel for honking his horn and disturbing guests at the Holiday Inn.Ī few months later, he wrote and recorded “A Change Is Gonna Come” in early 1964. Upset, Cooke and his wife left the hotel to find new lodging. However, he was informed that there were no vacancies after arriving. Later in the same year, Cooke arrived at a Holiday Inn in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he had made reservations for himself and his wife. ![]() ![]() It didn’t take long for Cooke to find inspiration to write an anthem of his own. When Cooke first heard Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” in 1963, he was both impressed and irked that a white artist had written a song reflecting the shifting tides in the country while he hadn’t. Two key moments inspired Sam Cooke to write his monumental hit “A Change Is Gonna Come”: Bob Dylan’s release of an anthem and a racist rejection at a Louisiana hotel. Charlie Gillett Collection/Redfern/Getty Images ![]()
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