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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.
Hillel Kristal [1] (September 23, 1931 [2] – August 28, 2007) was an American club owner, manager and musician who was the owner of the iconic New York City club CBGB, which opened in 1973 and closed in 2006 over a rent dispute.
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.
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 ...
On October 15, 2006, Smith performed a 3½-hour tour de force show to close out at CBGB, which was an immensely influential New York City live music venue for much of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. At the CBGB show, Smith took the stage at 9:30 p.m. (EDT) and closed her show a few minutes after 1:00 am.
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