Sobriquet 33.2: Hilly Kristal Dead at 75

According to AP writer, Cristian Salazar, as presented in Newsday:

NEW YORK - Hilly Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club CBGB served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads, has died after a battle with lung cancer, his son said Wednesday. He was 75.

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