The story
This dingy Bowery dive bar became the birthplace of American punk rock, launching the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, and Patti Smith.
Everything that was here
- 1973–2006
CBGBMusic Venue
This dingy Bowery dive bar became the birthplace of American punk rock, launching the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, and Patti Smith.
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CBGB & OMFUGBar
The grimy Bowery dive bar that accidentally invented American punk rock and launched the Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads.
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