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| + | '''CBGB''' ([[Country music|Country]], [[Bluegrass music|Blue Grass]], and [[Blues]]) was a legendary music club located at 315 [[Bowery, Manhattan|Bowery]] at [[Bleecker Street (Manhattan)|Bleecker Street]] in the [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]. Founded by [[Hilly Kristal]] in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became legendary as a forum for American [[punk rock|punk]] and punk-influenced bands like [[Ramones]], [[Television (band)|Television]], [[Willy Deville|Mink Deville]], [[The Dead Boys]], [[The Dictators]], [[The Fleshtones]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], and [[Talking Heads]]. The club closed on the weekend of [[October 13]] [[2006]]. The Dictators headlined the final Friday and Saturday night, [[October 13]] and [[October 14]], and were joined onstage Saturday night by Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, performing an acoustic set. The final concert was performed by [[Patti Smith]] on Sunday October 15.<ref>[http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/36481396 Yahoo Music coverage of concert]</ref> CBGB Fashions (the CBGB store, wholesale department, and online store) stayed open until [[October 31]] at 315 Bowery. On [[November 1]] CBGB Fashions moved to 19-23 St. Mark's Place. | ||
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[1] [May 2007] CBGB (Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a legendary music club located at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became legendary as a forum for American punk and punk-influenced bands like Ramones, Television, Mink Deville, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The Fleshtones, Blondie, and Talking Heads. The club closed on the weekend of October 13 2006. The Dictators headlined the final Friday and Saturday night, October 13 and October 14, and were joined onstage Saturday night by Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, performing an acoustic set. The final concert was performed by Patti Smith on Sunday October 15.<ref>Yahoo Music coverage of concert</ref> CBGB Fashions (the CBGB store, wholesale department, and online store) stayed open until October 31 at 315 Bowery. On November 1 CBGB Fashions moved to 19-23 St. Mark's Place.
