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- " Nature Boy " is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album The Nat King Cole Story. It was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies adopted by Ahbez.
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"Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records, and later appeared on the album The Nat King Cole Story. It was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to Bill Pester, who practiced the Naturmensch and Lebensreform philosophies adopted by Ahbez.
Apr 1, 2024 · An itinerant pianist/songwriter born George Aberle in Brooklyn in 1908 came into their fold in the early ‘40s, by which time the group was colloquially known as the Nature Boys. He renamed...
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This was the first song Nat King Cole recorded where he was credited as a solo artist. His previous recordings were as the King Cole Trio, where he was the piano player and lead vocalist. On "Nature Boy," he didn't play the piano, which to this point was considered his strong suit.
Dec 12, 2023 · In 1947, eden ahbez approached either the manager or the valet for Nat King Cole backstage at the Lincoln Theater in Los Angeles and handed him some tattered sheet music, asking him to give it to Cole. Cole quickly fell in love with the piece, which was titled “Nature Boy.”
Oct 18, 2021 · But Sarah Vaughan had an a cappella hit with the song on the heels of Cole’s version, and as other singers heard “Nature Boy” the list of people who recorded this unassuming classic grew.
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Aug 21, 2015 · The Brooklyn-born musician who wrote Nat King Cole’s 1948 hit “Nature Boy” certainly embodied its title. By the time he composed this soft, mystic song, he was living in woods and parks...
Jul 20, 2018 · Seventy years on, the reason for Nature Boy's popularity is no mystery. But the story of its origin, inspired by early hippy movements, is a little stranger.
