An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Credits
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Cast
Name |
Character |
Steven Van Zandt
He was 58, now 74 years old
|
as Himself |
Ice-T
He was 51, now 66 years old
|
as Himself |
Henry Rollins
He was 48, now 63 years old
|
as Himself |
Jim Jarmusch
He was 56, now 72 years old
|
as Himself |
Debbie Harry
She was 63, now 79 years old
|
as Herself |
Jonathan Demme
He was 65, 73 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
Thurston Moore
He was 50, now 66 years old
|
as Himself |
Patti Smith
She was 62, now 78 years old
|
as Herself |
Clem Burke
He was 53, now 69 years old
|
as Himself |
Joey Ramone
He was 57, 49 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
Michael Bloomberg
He was 67, now 82 years old
|
as Himself |
Marky Ramone
He was 56, now 72 years old
|
as Himself |
Tommy Ramone
He was 57, 62 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
Kurt Loder
He was 63, now 79 years old
|
as Himself |
Flavor Flav
He was 50, now 65 years old
|
as Himself |
Fab 5 Freddy
|
as Himself |
Dicky Barrett
He was 44, now 60 years old
|
as Himself |
Richard Hell
He was 59, now 75 years old
|
as Himself |
Chris Stein
He was 59, now 75 years old
|
as Himself |
David Byrne
He was 56, now 72 years old
|
as Himself |
The Police
was 32, now 48 years old
|
as Himself |
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Crew
Name |
Department |
Mandy Stein as Director. She was 34 (now 50) years old
|
Directing |