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The Old Boat by Eden Ahbez

Artist Biography For Eden Ahbez

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. He Lived A Bucolic Life. From At Least As Early As The 1940s He Travelled 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 Studied Oriental Mysticism And Claimed To Live On Three Dollars A Week Sleeping Outdoors With His Family And Eating Vegetables Fruits And Nuts. He Was Known To Friends As Ahbe.

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