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CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal in the East Village in Manhattan, New York City. The club was previously a biker bar and before that was a dive bar. The letters CBGB were for Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Kristal's original vision for the club.
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CBGB is the undisputed birthplace of punk.
Founded on the Bowery in New York City by Hilly Kristal in 1973; CBGB was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and new wave bands like the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Misfits, Television, Patti Smith Group, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The Cramps, and Joan Jett.
CBGB, music club located in New York City that became legendary for staging performances by punk and new wave bands. It was founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973 and helped launch the careers of such groups as Talking Heads, Blondie, and the Ramones. It closed in 2006.
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Feb 3, 2024 · CBGB: The scuzzy 1970s New York club that ushered in a new age of rock. 3 February 2024. By Daniel Dylan Wray,Features correspondent. Getty Images. Fifty years ago, a Manhattan dive bar on a...
Dec 9, 2023 · Music. exclusive. How iconic rock club CBGB launched Blondie, Talking Heads, the Ramones and more. By. Chuck Arnold. Published Dec. 8, 2023, 10:52 p.m. ET. "Some kind of mythological energy still...
Dec 20, 2023 · NYC’s legendary CBGB still leaves a powerful legacy 50 years later. An homage to the now-shuttered birthplace of punk. Written by. Alessandra Schade. Wednesday December 20 2023. In December of...
