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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. [2] The letters CBGB were for Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Kristal's original vision for the club.
In 1970, Kristal opened a bar in the Bowery section of New York called "Hilly's on the Bowery", which closed within a couple of years. Then in December 1973, he created "CBGB and OMFUG", an abbreviation for the kinds of music he intended to feature there (the letters stood for "Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandizers").
CBGB is a 2013 American biographical drama film about the former New York music venue CBGB. [2] 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. [ 3 ]
The origin story of CBGB and how Hilly Kristal originally intended for his live music club to play country, bluegrass, and blues is by now, well-tread territory. His initial vision, of course ...
British rock critic Johnny Chandler, who also wrote the liner notes for the compilation, [9] selected the individual tracks on CBGB's and the Birth of U.S. Punk.In the accompanying booklet, he states that the album is intended as a tribute to Hilly Kristal, her club, and her tireless commitment to promoting freedom of expression. [10]
CBGB, a club that was opened to play country, bluegrass & blues (as the name CBGB stands for), began to book Television, Patti Smith, and the Ramones as house bands in the mid-1970s. This spawned a full-blown scene of new bands ( Talking Heads , Blondie , edgy R&B -influenced Mink DeVille , rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon , and others ...
The songs they played were very fast and very short; most clocked in at under two minutes. Around this time, a new music scene was emerging in New York centered on two clubs in downtown Manhattan—Max's Kansas City and, more famously, CBGB (usually referred to as CBGB's). The Ramones made their CBGB debut on August 16, 1974. [24]
Pages in category "CBGB" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * CBGB; C. CBGB's and the Birth of U.S ...