The Bag O'Nails
The Bag O'Nails was a live music venue and meeting place for musicians in the 1960s, situated at 9 Kingly Street,[1]Soho, London. Bands and other musicians such as Georgie Fame and Gass appeared there, often jamming with artists such as Jimi Hendrix.[2] The venue hosted an early gig by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.[3]
After Beatles recording sessions in London their roadie Mal Evans, personal assistant Neil Aspinall and Paul McCartney would often look for a place where they could eat and The Bag O'Nails[4] was one of their favourite venues.[5] McCartney met his future wife Linda Eastman there on 15 May 1967.[4] In his memoirs Evans wrote: "January 19 and 20: I ended up drunk in The Bag O'Nails with Paul [McCartney] and Neil [Aspinall]".[6]
In early 2013, Bag O' Nails has now reinvented itself once again as an exclusive private members music club. Events at the Bag O’Nails include live entertainment and performances; jazz, soul, blues and other genres, and 'karaoke'. The official website of the club is at http://www.bag-o-nails.com.
Notes
- ^ Roby, Steven (2010). Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychodelic London, The Untold Story of A Musical Genius. Da Capo Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-306-81910-0.
- ^ Leslie Fran (October 2009). Interview with Bobby Tench (Gass). Blues In Britain. p. 18 Vol 1 issue 94.
- ^ The Bag o’Nails bbc.co.uk: 13 May 2003 16 November 2006
- ^ a b The Beatles' London, 1965-66 Abracadabra! Retrieved: 11 June 2006.
- ^ Miles, Barry. Many Years From Now. Vintage (1998). p. 141.
- ^ Mal Evans' Diaries Retrieved: 23 February 2007
References
- Miles, Barry (1998). Many Years From Now. Vintage-Random House. ISBN 0-7493-8658-4.
- Spitz, Bob (2006). The Beatles: The Biography. Little, Brown and Company (New York). ISBN 1-84513-160-6.
- Roby, Steven (2010). Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychodelic London, The Untold Story of A Musical Genius. Da Capo Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-306-81910-0.
Coordinates: 51°30′44.5″N 0°8′20″W / 51.512361°N 0.13889°W
