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  1. www.guitarworld.com › features › the-lovin-spoonfulThe Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky: one of the 60s' most ...

    Jul 11, 2023 · The twangy grandeur of Zal Yanovsky’s big guitar riff on the Lovin’ Spoonful’s You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice made it a Top 10 hit in the winter of 1965-’66. The track also caught the ear of Brian Wilson, inspiring him to write the Beach Boys classic, God Only Knows.

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    Jul 7, 2022 · Despite their seven Top 10 hits — including 1966’s chart-topping hot pavement anthem “Summer in the City” — and their (belated) induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Lovin’...

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    Yanovsky, August 1965. It was at this time that he met John Sebastian, and they formed the Lovin' Spoonful with Steve Boone and Joe Butler. [2] According to Sebastian: "He could play like Elmore James, he could play like Floyd Cramer, he could play like Chuck Berry.

  5. iloveclassicrock.com › 10-of-the-most-iconic-lovin10 Of The Most Iconic Lovin’ Spoonful Songs

    Feb 2, 2022 · The Lovin’ Spoonful were no exception to lineup changes. Everything Playing saw Jerry Yester playing the guitar, replacing founding member Zal Yanovsky. Both Yester and Sebastian collaborated for “Close Your Eyes,” a quirky song hinting the band’s change of pace.

  6. www.uncut.co.uk › features › the-making-of-summer-inThe Making Of… “Summer In The City” by The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Jun 12, 2023 · Yet while the single’s release put The Lovin’ Spoonful on top of the world, the seeds of the band’s demise had already been sown when Boone and Yanovsky were busted for marijuana possession in...

  7. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › zal-yanovskyZal Yanovsky - The Canadian Encyclopedia

    May 5, 2023 · Formed in 1965, the group had seven top 10 hits in two years, including “Do You Believe in Magic,” “Daydream” and the No. 1 hit “Summer in the City.” Yanovsky was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Lovin’ Spoonful in 2000.

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  9. www.jewishamericanheritagemonth.com › jewish › aA lovin tribute to one of the unsung Jewish heroes of rock n ...

    Despite their seven Top 10 hits including 1966s chart-topping hot pavement anthem Summer in the City and their (belated) induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Lovin Spoonful are all too often left out of the great American bands of the 1960s conversation.