The Bag O'Nails
The Bag O'Nails was a live music venue and meeting place for musicians in the 1960s, situated at 8 Kingly Street, Soho, London.[1] 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[1] was one of their favourite venues.[4] McCartney met his future wife Linda Eastman there on 15 May 1967.[1] In his memoirs Evans wrote:" January 19 and 20: "I ended up drunk in The Bag O'Nails with Paul [McCartney] and Neil [Aspinall]".[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Location of The Bag o’Nails Retrieved: 11 February 2007
- ^ 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
- ^ Miles, Barry. Many Years From Now. Vintage (1998). p. 141.
- ^ Mal Evans’ Diaries Retrieved: 23 February 2007
[edit] 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.
Coordinates: 51°30′44.5″N 0°8′20″W / 51.512361°N 0.13889°W
