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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.
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]
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").
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]
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 ...
Live at CBGB (Agnostic Front album) Live at CBGB (Kill Your Idols album) Live at CBGB 1982; Live at CBGB's (Sham 69 album) Live at CBGB's (VAST album) Live at CBGB's 1983; Live CBGB's NYC 1998; Live from CBGB's; Live from Ground Zero; Live! (Guitar Wolf album)
Tuff Darts was an American punk rock band. They were one of the first bands to establish an audience at CBGB.They reached their greatest fame in the mid-late 1970s with such songs as "Slash", "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" and their biggest single, "All for the Love of Rock and Roll", which was originally recorded by Ram Jam.
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 ...