Eden ahbez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eden ahbez

American songwriter and recording artist

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1995

Profession: composer, poet, singer-songwriter, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

George Alexander Aberle, known as eden ahbez (April 15, 1908 – March 4, 1995), 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, fruits, and nuts.
He claimed to live on three dollars per week.