Episode 35: A Look That Time Can’t Erase (1967)

History was made in 1967, when Quincy Jones became the first Black man to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Jones was having a banner year, writing the nominated song "The Eyes of Love," the title song for the eventual Best Picture winner In the Heat of the Night, and the Oscar-nominated score for In Cold Blood. Though he would become a superstar producer in the next decade, Jones was still struggling to find popularity with the public. The other nominees for Original Song felt the same struggle, and we'll learn more about that on this episode of The Best Song Podcast.