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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").
Despite efforts to save the club, CBGB closed its doors forever on Halloween night, 2006. Less than a year later, Kristal died due to complications from lung cancer. Less than a year later ...
Facade of CBGB in 2005. In 1973, the New York club CBGB opened its doors in the Bowery district. [1] [2] The club initially catered to country, folk, bluegrass, and blues fans, hence the name CBGB. [1] [3] The project was unsuccessful, and the club was forced to welcome bands from other musical genres to avoid bankruptcy.
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CBGB: Angel & the Snake August 17, 1974 ... "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" ... California State University, Sacramento: May 2, 1983
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