Guitarist With Lovin’ Spoonful Dies at 57: “Zal Yanovsky, whose distinctive guitar playing and ebullient personality helped make the Lovin’ Spoonful one of the most popular rock groups of the late 1960’s, died on Friday at his home outside Kingston, Ontario. He was 57.” NY Times Only the Youngbloods could hold a candle to them for good-timey infectivity. Time to get out my Best of the Spoonful CD…