{"id":222,"date":"2022-02-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2022\/02\/16\/liberation\/"},"modified":"2022-02-16T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:00:00","slug":"liberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2022\/02\/16\/liberation\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBERATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jim Pryal<\/b> tells us ” There was a change in lineup in Acorn and a band emerged with Derrick McConkey on bass and Mick Smitham on guitar.  More on Mick in a while. It was  called ‘Liberation’ and played a mixture of covers and originals. Many ‘broken down van’ tales ensued and all being on the dole except Phil, it disintegrated after about a year. We did a support slot with Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, remember ‘Riding on the Pony Express’?”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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