Eden Ahbez

Composer

Birthday April 15, 1908

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Mar 4, 1995 (86)

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About

Recording artist of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s best known for composing Nature Boy, the Nat King Cole hit.

Before Fame

He was the piano player for health-food store and raw-food restaurant Eutropheon after moving to Los Angeles in 1941.

Trivia

He lived under the Hollywood Sign for a period of time. He influenced the hippie movement.

Family Life

He was adopted by a family in Kansas City and was raised there under a different name. His wife died in 1963.

Associated With

He and Herb Jeffries worked closely together.