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<h1>Nature Boy</h1><h2>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h2><h2><br></h2><h2>"<strong>Nature Boy</strong>" is a song first recorded by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jazz singer</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nat King Cole</a>. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Capitol Records</a>, and later appeared on the album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nat_King_Cole_Story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Nat King Cole Story</em></a>. The song was written in 1947 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_ahbez" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eden ahbez</a> and is partly autobiographical. It is a tribute to ahbez's mentor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pester" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Pester</a>, who had originally introduced him to Naturmensch and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensreform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lebensreform</a> philosophies, which ahbez practiced. When Cole was performing in 1947 at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Theater_(Los_Angeles)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lincoln Theater</a>, ahbez wanted to present the song to him, but was ignored. He left the copy with Cole's valet, and from him the singer came to know of "Nature Boy". After receiving appreciation for his performance of the song, Cole wanted to record it but needed consent from the writer. Eventually, he tracked down ahbez.</h2><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Background and development</h2><p>In 1941, a 33-year-old George McGrew arrived in Los Angeles and began playing piano in the Eutropheon, a small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_food_store" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">health food store</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_food" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">raw food</a> restaurant on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Canyon_Boulevard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurel Canyon Boulevard</a>. The café was owned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Vera_Richter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John and Vera Richter</a>, who followed a <em>Naturmensch</em> (nature person) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensreform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lebensreform</em></a> (life reform) philosophy influenced by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandervogel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wandervogel</em></a> (Wandering Bird) movement in Germany.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a> Their followers, known as "Nature Boys", wore long hair and beards and ate only raw fruits and vegetables. McGrew adopted the philosophy and chose the name "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_ahbez" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eden ahbez</a>", writing and spelling his name with lower-case letters.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a> It was there, while living in a cave near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Palm Springs</a>, that ahbez wrote "Nature Boy". Partly autobiographical, the song was a tribute to his mentor Bill Pester, who had originally introduced him to <em>Naturmensch</em> and <em>Lebensreform.</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^<em>[7]</em></a></p><p>In 1947, at the prompting of Cowboy Jack Patton and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Mercer</a>, ahbez approached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nat King Cole</a>'s manager backstage at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Theater_(Los_Angeles)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lincoln Theater</a> in Los Angeles, handed him a tattered copy of "Nature Boy", and asked him to show it to Cole. However, his pleas were ignored and a disappointed ahbez left the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sheet music</a> of "Nature Boy" with Cole's valet, Otis Pollard.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-mark-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> From him, Cole came to know of the song and loved it. Cole began playing "Nature Boy" for live audiences, and he received much acclaim. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irving Berlin</a>, who was present during one of the performances, initially offered to buy the track from Cole, but Cole decided to record it for himself.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-1001songs-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a> He needed to get permission from ahbez, however, before releasing it as a single, but he was not able to find the songwriter since ahbez had disappeared without providing any contact details.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-life-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a> After ahbez was discovered living under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Sign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood Sign</a>, Cole got his permission and recorded the song.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Boy#cite_note-mark-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a></p><h2>Recording and composition</h2><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" height="50" width="50"></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nat_Cole,_Nature_Boy.ogg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Nature Boy" (1961 re-recording)</a> (0:18)</p><p><img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkqAcAAIUAgUW0RjgAAAAASUVORK5CYII="></p><p>An 18-second sample from Cole's 1961 version of "Nature Boy". It begins with the opening lyrics, "There was a boy, A very strange, enchanted boy", which is backed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_De_Vol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank De Vol</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">string</a> arrangement and flute instrumentation, there by capturing the "enchanting" vibe of the song.</p>