Zal Yanovsky

Zal Yanovsky
Yanovsky, 1967
Background information
Birth name	Zalman Yanovsky
Born	(1944-12-19)December 19, 1944 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 13, 2002(2002-12-13) (aged 57) Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Folk, folk rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, restaurateur
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1964–1971
Formerly of	The Lovin' Spoonful The Mugwumps The Halifax Three
Spouse	Jackie Burroughs

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. He played lead guitar and sang for the Lovin' Spoonful, a rock band which he founded with John Sebastian in 1964.

In 1967 he left the Lovin Spoonful and was replaced by Jerry Yester. Yanovsky released a solo album in 1968 titled Alive and Well in Argentina. In 1971 he retired from music and became a restaurateur, opening his own restaurant in 1979 and writing cooking books. Through the years Yanovsky would occasionally perform.

He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996.^[1] He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a member of the Lovin’ Spoonful. He was married to actress Jackie Burroughs, with whom he had one daughter, Zoe.