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 one of the few genuinely unique characters of pre-rock American popular music. 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. Wikipedia
Eden Ahbez, Music composer of Nature Boy, Eden Ahbez presented by Joe Romersa, includes sound files and photos of a man who touched the heart of the world. Spiritual poems and music. www.shadowboxstudio.com/edenahbez.htm
E den Ahbez was one of the authentic fringe figures in space age pop, a one-shot wonder so dramatically different from anyone else that he became, perhaps, a greater legend than his accomplishments justify. www.spaceagepop.com/ahbez.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Eden Ahbez. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Ahbez
