Established in the 1930’s. From : A well-known basement music hangout of the 1930's. Featured in Anthony Powell's novel 'A Dance to the Music of Time". WW2 the club was used as a public air raid shelter. For 6 months from February 1948 The Downbeat Club met here every Sunday afternoon. 1960s: "... one of the music venues that formed part of the swinging sixties scene in London – being a popular venue for some of the famous names of the period. The Bag O' Nails was run by two brothers Rik and John Gunnell, who had been part of the club scene and made a name for themselves by launching this new venue for up and coming names of the 60’s with live music." Many famous names from the 60s are given at the website. The club was relaunched in 2012.
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Bag o' Nails Club
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Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Bag o' Nails Club The Jimi Hendrix Experience first played here on the 25...
McCartney and Eastman
Linda and Paul met when they both attended a Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames...
Other Subjects
Michael La Rose
Activist, author, researcher and lecturer. Wrote '40 Years of the Notting Hill Carnival'. "The People’s War Carnival Band was created by Michael and Keith La Rose, whose father, John, founded the ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Education, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
The Keskidee
Britain's first black arts and cultural centre. Named for a Caribbean singing bird (which seems to sing Qu'est-ce qu'-il dit?), it was founded by Oscar Abrams (1937-96). It had a library, gallery, ...
Helena Aniela Zdzislawa Fedorowicz
We could find no information about Helena Fedorowicz. The memorial says that she fought for her family, the Woodstock Road Association and the Polish people. We guessed that she lived in Woodstock ...

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