eden ahbez, born Alexander Aberle (April 15, 1908 – March 4, 1995), was one of the few genuinely unique characters of pre-rock American popular music. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ahbez composed the song "Nature Boy" about friend and fellow freegan hippie Robert Gypsy Boots Bootzin. Nature Boy is a song by eden ahbez, published in 1947. ... Freeganism is the practice of minimising ones adverse impact on the environment, animals, and human lives by limiting participation in the capitalist economy. ... Flower Power Bus Hippie (also hippy) is a term originally used to describe some of the rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Robert Gypsy Boots Bootzin (August 19, 1914 - August 8, 2004) was an American fitness pioneer. ...

Eden lived a bucolic life. He refused to use capital letters to spell his name. He travelled in sandals, camped out below the first L in the Hollywood sign above Los Angeles, studied Oriental mysticism, and cultivated a Christ-like appearance with his shoulder-length hair and beard. He claimed to live on three dollars a week, sleeping outdoors with his family, eating vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Bucolic, although often used as an adjective, is a noun originally describing a type of pastoral poetry that praises rural life over that of the city. ... ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles, ) also known simply as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed. ...

In the mid-'50s, he did some recording with jazz musician Herb Jeffries; he also did some occasional composing and singing, sometimes for rock & roll novelty records. His most comprehensive statement as a recording artist, however, was the 1960 LP Eden's Island, a bizarre record which mixed exotica album and beatnik poetry. Many consider it as one of the weirdest exotica records ever created. Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Herbert Jeffreys (born September 24, 1911 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Black American jazz singer and actor. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Stereotypical beatnik image, (from Zig-Zag cigarette papers) (Disambiguation: See also- Beatnik programming language. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ...

Ahbez was also photographed with Brian Wilson in the studio in 1966, lending further credence to the theory that the head Beach Boy was influenced by exotica during the Pet Sounds and Smile sessions. He died in 1995 after being hit by a car. Brian Wilson, the British Labour Party politician Brian Wilson, the Fox News correspondent Brian Wilson, 1988 Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942, in Hawthorne, California) is an American pop musician, best known as a founding member of and the main producer, composer, and arranger for The Beach Boys. ... Pet Sounds is the title of the 1966 album recorded by American pop group the Beach Boys. ...

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• Roy R. Behrens, ON EDEN AHBEZ: Nature Boy Spelled Backwards
• Joe Romersa's Tribute Site to Ahbez
• Review of Eden's Island
• Biographical info