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eden ahbez

George Alexander Aberle (April 15, 1908 – March 4, 1995), known as eden ahbez, was an American songwriter and recording artist of the 1940s to 1960s, whose lifestyle in California was influential in the hippie movement. He was known to friends simply as ahbe.

Ahbez composed the song "Nature Boy", which became a No. 1 hit for eight weeks in 1948 for Nat "King" Cole. Living a bucolic life from at least the 1940s, he traveled in sandals and wore shoulder-length hair and beard, and white robes. He camped out below the first L in the Hollywood Sign above Los Angeles and studied Oriental mysticism. He slept outdoors with his family and ate vegetables, fruit, and nuts. He claimed to live on three dollars per week.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 15, 1908 (Brooklyn), Died March 4, 1995 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0EA12943 10-in. before May 3rd 1948 Nature boy (to love and be loved in return) Dick James Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8614 10-in. 11/16/1948 Étrange garçon Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "ahbez, eden," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111374.

ahbez, eden. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111374.

"ahbez, eden." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111374

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