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What is CBGB?

  1. Korean pickled cabbage

  2. Eggplant

  3. Professional dress

  4. A club in the Village ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues ) that helped launch punk and new wave music - Talking Heads, Police, Blondie, and B-52's.

The correct answer is: A club in the Village ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues ) that helped launch punk and new wave music - Talking Heads, Police, Blondie, and B-52's.

CBGB stands for Country, Blue Grass, and Blues, which was a famous club located in the Village neighborhood of New York City. This venue played a pivotal role in the music scene, particularly in launching punk and new wave music. Bands like Talking Heads, The Police, Blondie, and B-52's all performed at CBGB and helped to define the sound of these genres during the 1970s and 1980s. Therefore, the correct answer is D. Options A, B, and C are not correct in this context as they do not relate to the significance of CBGB in the music history of New York City.

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