While it was open it housed several off-Broadway productions, including Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Proposition", a satirical review. ... The name CBGB's stands for "Country Blue Grass and Blues,"" but it was punk rock that emanated from bands such as "Suicide," "The Ramones," "The Dictators," "The Patti Smith Group," "The Misfits," "The Dead Boys," "The Talking Heads," "Blondie," and countless others who were launched into stardom and immortality from the stage of the infamous club at 315 Bowery @ Bleecker Street, in lower Manhattan. ...

• Word Count: 3241
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate