Zal Yanovsky

Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful rock band in 1964. He played lead guitar an

Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful rock band in 1964. He played lead guitar and sang.

Perhaps the first rock and roll performer to wear a cowboy hat, he was accustomed to deck himself out in frilled "Davy Crockett" style duds. In this way, Zal set the trend that was soon faithfully followed by many other performers, such as sixties performers Sonny Bono, Johnny Rivers, and David Crosby.