Person · Male
Simon Tong
The Verve
- From
- Farnworth, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1972–present
- Releases
- 0
About
Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of the Verve between 1996 and 1999. He has played with Damon Albarn on tour with his bands Blur and Gorillaz, and as a member of the Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's "The Axe Factor" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years.
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Tong grew up in the Lancashire town of Skelmersdale, the subject of his most recent release, Prospect of Skelmersdale with his project The Magnetic North.
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