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. Out of this we could, I thought, craft something with real flexibility." He was married to actress Jackie Burroughs, with whom he had one daughter, Zoe.
Was arrested for possession of marijuana and the resulting bad publicity not only led to him being kicked out of the The Lovin' Spoonful, but it also led to his being deported back to Canada.
Upon opening his restaurant "Chez Piggy", Yanovsky was asked by a reporter what experience he had for the restaurant business he famously replied: "I've been eating in restaurants my entire life".
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From 1979 until his death in 2002, ran the upscale restaurant "Chez Piggy" along with his second wife Rose Richardson in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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One daughter Zoe with his first wife Jackie Burroughs born in October of 1967.
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (as a member of The Lovin' Spoonful).
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