The Bag O'Nails was a live music club and meeting place for musicians in the 1960s and situated at 9 Kingly Street,

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, London, England. Plaque in doorway of 9 Kingly Street

Bands and other musicians who played and socialised there included

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Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

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, The Gass and

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. The venue also hosted an early gig by

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and others frequented the venue including Tom Jones,

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and

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. After

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' recording sessions in London, their

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Mal Evans Malcolm Frederick Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976) was an English road manager and personal assistant employed by the Beatles from 1963 until their break-up in 1970. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and a ...

, personal assistant

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and

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would eat at The Bag O'Nails and it was one of their favourite venues. McCartney met his future wife Linda Eastman at the club on 15 May 1967;

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met his future wife Ann Marie Guirron there as well. Another event is recorded in Mal Evans's memoirs: "January 19 and 20: I ended up drunk in The Bag O'Nails with McCartney and Aspinall".Mireille Strasser met Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits) at The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967. They married November 5th 1968 The Bag O'Nails re-opened as a private members' club in March 2013, before closing in 2018. It is now the site of a members' club called The Court.

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