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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.
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. Yanovsky founded the band with singer-guitarist John...
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 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...
Aug 17, 2011 · August 17, 2011, 8:00pm. Don’t be seduced, brothers and sisters: the sirenlike lead guitar of the Lovin’ Spoonful is the craft of the late Zal Yanovsky, a man of dubious ideology and commitment...
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Dec 22, 2002 · ZAL YANOVSKY, who has died six days before his 58th birthday, was the guitarist and most extrovert member of The Lovin' Spoonful, which enjoyed hits in the late 1960s with Daydream and Summer...
