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Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 – December 13, 2002) was a Canadian folk-rock musician and restaurateur. Born in Toronto, he was the son of political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky and teacher Nechama Yanovsky (née Gemeril), who died in 1958.
Dec 17, 2002 · Zal Yanovsky, 57, a guitar player with the 1960s group the Lovin' Spoonful, died of a heart attack Friday in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Jul 7, 2022 · Zal (pronounced “Zaul”) inherited both his humor and his unconventional approach to life from his father Avrom Yanovsky, a Russian-born artist who worked as a cartoonist for various ethnic...
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.
Dec 13, 2012 · When you think of rock stars, Zal Yanovsky (1944 – 2002) probably isn’t the first name that comes to mind. But as lead guitarist for the Lovin’ Spoonful, Yanovsky helped shape the groovy...
Dec 17, 2002 · Zal Yanovsky, whose distinctive guitar playing and ebullient personality helped make the Lovin' Spoonful one of the most popular rock groups of the late 1960's, died on Friday at his home...
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But much of the musical magic onstage and in the studio was actually provided by Zalman Zal Yanovsky, a Canadian Jew of Russian-Polish extraction who also happened to be the Spoonfuls immensely talented and intensely charismatic lead guitarist.
