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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.
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.
Feb 3, 2024 · Fifty years ago, Manhattan dive bar CBGB began to become the home of a new musical scene – making the careers of Patti Smith, Blondie, the Ramones and many more. CBGB: The scuzzy 1970s New York...
CBGB is a 2013 American biographical drama film about the former New York music venue CBGB. It follows the story of Hilly Kristal's New York club from its concept as a venue for Country, Bluegrass and Blues (CBGB) to what it ultimately became: the birthplace of underground rock 'n' roll and punk.
History By Hilly. In 1998, Hilly Kristal, founder of CBGB, wrote a brief history of the club. Here it is in its unedited entirety:
