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. He was 75.

RIP Hilly.

This is a good story about him that I heard on NPR yesterday.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14033127&ft=1&f=1001

CBGB founder dies at 75 - CNN.com