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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.
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.
Zalman Yanovsky was born December 19, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of political cartoonist, Avrom Yanovsky and Nechama Gemeril. [1] Zal's mother died when he was still a child.
- Male
- December 19, 1944
- Jacqueline West (Burroughs) Yanovsky
- December 13, 2002
Jul 7, 2022 · 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 Spoonful’s...
Dec 12, 2020 · Zal was the son of Avrom Yanovsky, a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine who drew political cartoons for the Communist Party of Canada’s Canadian Tribune newspaper.
May 5, 2023 · Zalman “Zal” Yanovsky, guitarist, songwriter, restaurateur (born 19 December 1944 in Toronto, ON; died 13 December 2002 in Kingston, ON). A product of the Yorkville and Greenwich Village folk music scenes of the early 1960s, Zal Yanovsky was best known as the lead guitarist in the folk - rock band The Lovin’ Spoonful.
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Jun 18, 2022 · Zal! – An Oral History Of Zalman Yanovsky includes over 75 interviews and several hundred photographs (many previously unpublished) and is the most complete account of Zalman’s whole life before and after The Lovin’ Spoonful.
