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Also known as Zalman "Zal" Yanovsky

Canadian singer (1944-2002)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • The Chez Piggy cookbook

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1944-12-19
Active to
2002-12-13
contemporary folkfolk rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
600
Total plays
6,953

Tags

singer-songwriterrockCanadianpopmale vocalists

Zalman "Zal" Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 – December 13, 2002) was a Canadian rock musician. Born in Toronto, he was the son of political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky. He played lead guitar and sang for the Lovin' Spoonful, a rock band which he founded with John Sebastian in 1964. According to Sebastian, "He could play like Elmore James, he could play like Floyd Cramer, he could play like Chuck Berry. He could play like all these people, yet he still had his own overpowering personality. <a href="ht

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Toronto
Place of death
Kingston
Occupation
record producer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Judaism
Instrument
voice
Image
Zal Yanovsky, KRLA Beat 03-11-1967.jpg
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writing language
English language
date of birth
1944-12-19
date of death
2002-12-13
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1964-00-00
nickname
Zal
birth name
Zalman Yanovsky
Commons category
Zal Yanovsky
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