Eden Ahbez
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American songwriter and recording artist (1908–1995)
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eden ahbez (April 15, 1908 – March 4, 1995), born Alexander Aberle in Brooklyn, New York and adopted by a Kansas family and raised under the name George McGrew, was a songwriter and recording artist from the 1940s-1960s, whose lifestyle in California was influential on the hippie movement. He refused to use capital letters to spell his name. Ahbez composed the song "Nature Boy", which became a #1 hit for eight weeks in 1948 for Nat "King" Cole. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/eden+ahbez">Rea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- exotica
- Residence
- Hollywood Sign
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- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1908-04-15
- date of death
- 1995-03-04
- manner of death
- accidental death
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- pseudonym
- eden ahbez
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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