10/17/2014

Many People Still Love Old School CBGB Band Music

By Estelle Larsen


Everyone has a style of music that they love. The letters CBGB band refers to country, bluegrass and blues music. This club was opened in the early 1700s on Bowery Street. This was a street in a neighborhood of New York City, Manhattan. It runs from Chatham Square at Park Row to Cooper Square.

They used a large space next to a storefront which was a recording shop and a cafe for their practicing. This later closed and became an art gallery. It became more popular for the rock, jazz and experimental music. The club then closed in the late 2006 and the last person to perform there was Patti Smith.

She was born in December 1946 and is a singer and songwriter as well as a poet and visual artist. People know her better as the Godmother of Punk. One of her well known songs "Because the Night" was written with the help of Bruce Springsteen. It was so well liked that it got to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.

The Misfits are a band that is recognized by its horror punk and make music with themes from horror movies. The band was formed in 1977 and in 1983 broke up. Their music was later released and became more heavy metal and alternative rock in the early 2000s.

Blondie was popular in the mid 1970s in the United Kingdom and Australia but never really took off in the United States of America. Their fame came with the release of "Parallel Lines" in 1978 and this caused them to get several hit singles worldwide. This included an assorted mix of different styles of music such as pop, rap, disco and reggae.

The band broke up in 1982 but the founder Debbie Harry carried on with her career alone. The band came together again in 1997 and was a huge success in the United Kingdom with the song "Maria". They toured the world and were formally introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are still very popular today and have sold well over 40 million records around the world.

Unlike the other bands The Police came from London and was formed in 1977. They were to be leaders of the Second British invasion of the United States. This refers to the music that became popular in the summer of 1982 in America. It was because of the music channel on television. Later hair metal replaced them on the charts.

CBGB was formed in 1973 on a spot of a bar. The abbreviation stands for Country, Bluegrass, Blues and other music for uplifting Gormandizers also known as OMFUG. This band has an annual festival where thousands of fans can get together and enjoy an evening out.




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