R.I.P. Hilly Kristal
Hilly Kristal, founder of the celebrated New York City punk club CBGB, passed away on Tuesday from the effects of lung cancer. CBGB was the place where the careers of bands such as the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads and Sonic Youth were started. The rollingstone.com story is here, and a follow-up story with memories from some of the artists who played CBGBs is here.
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1 comment:
Wow. It's almost as if CBGB was his life force. I know he was talking about opening it in Vegas after he lost his lease in NYC.
So it goes.
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