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Encyclopedia > Simon Tong

Simon Tong a British a musican, a school friend of Richard Ashcroft, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury played with the The Verve on Urban Hymns and replaced Nick McCabe. Richard Ashcroft (born September 11, 1971) is best known as the front man of The Verve, which he helped form in 1989. ... Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, Welsh cricketer, who plays for England; Simon Jones, English Writer/Blogger/Photographer, Author of Meanwhile; Simon Jones, British musician. ... Peter Salisbury is best known as the powerhouse drummer of The Verve, which he joined as a founding member in 1989. ... From left: Peter Salisbury, Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong The Verve were a British rock and roll band of the 1990s, originally formed in Wigan, England in 1989 by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. ... Urban Hymns was a Britpop album released on September 29, 1997 (see 1997 in music) by British rock band The Verve. ... Nick McCabe is held by some to be one of the best guitarists ever. ...


Since the breakup of The Verve, Tong has served as guitarist for Blur in live appearances and contributed to the second Gorillaz album, Demon Days. Cover of Blur: The Best Of - Clockwise from top left: Coxon, James, Rowntree, Damon Albarn Blur is the name of a British rock band. ... Gorillaz: Russel, Noodle, 2D and Murdoc Gorillaz is an animated hip-hop/dark pop collective or supergroup and virtual band, comprising four animated band members: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. ... Demon Days is the second studio album by the supergroup Gorillaz, first released in May 2005 (see 2005 in music). ...


He is famously quiet but comes alive when reciting Beat poetry. The term beat generation was introduced by Jack Kerouac in approximately 1948 to describe his social circle to the novelist John Clellon Holmes (who published an early novel about the beat generation, titled Go, in 1952, along with a manifesto of sorts in the New York Times Magazine: This is...


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Simon Tong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (248 words)
Simon Tong (born 1975, Wigan, England) was a guitarist and keyboardist for The Verve between 1996 and their break-up in 1999.
In July 2006, it was reported that Tong would again be working with Damon Albarn.
NME reported that Albarn had foregone plans to record a solo album and instead formed a new band which featured Tong with Albarn, former Clash bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Tony Allen.
The Verve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1391 words)
As a replacement, the band chose old Wigan schoolmate Simon Tong to fill in the lead guitar duties for the remainder of the tour.
After the band's final collapse, Simon Jones and Simon Tong formed a new group called The Shining as well as working with former Stone Roses-guitarist John Squire on a group that never properly formed.
Tong has also appeared as a live replacement for ex-guitarist Graham Coxon in Blur and the additional guitarist for Gorillaz.
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