Composer
Eden Ahbez
American songwriter and recording artist (1908–1995)
1908–1995
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1995
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
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 Asian mysticism. He slept outdoors with his family and ate vegetables, fruit, and nuts. He claimed to live on $3 per week.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; singer-songwriter; poet; singer
- Genres
- exotica
- Pseudonym
- eden ahbez
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 41474815
- ISNI
- 0000000081200135
- GND ID
- 1139006819
- Library of Congress ID
- no99040695
- MusicBrainz ID
- 24c890b3-b519-43f4-8e14-e6fcd6ddbf0b
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Guitar, Piano
- Genres represented
- Jazz, pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nefertiti Additional credits Wayne Shorter | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Nature Boy | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 41474815.