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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.
The original Max’s Kansas City—opened by Mickey Ruskin in 1965 and a hotspot for visual artists, writers, and celebrities such as Robert Rauschenberg, William S. Burroughs, and Andy Warhol ...
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The eastbound lanes on the Donald Ross bridge in Juno Beach are closed for upgrades from April 17, 2024, to April 27, 2024.
In July 2001, CB's Gallery in New York City began hosting an annual Woody Guthrie Birthday Bash concert featuring multiple performers. This event moved to the Bowery Poetry Club in 2007 after CB's Gallery and CBGB, its parent club, closed. The final concert in the series took place on July 14, 2012, Guthrie's 100th birthday.