. . "1972Z"^^ . . . . "solo_singer" . . . . . . . . "1972-07-09Z"^^ . . . . "English alternative rock musician" . . . . . . . "Simon Tong (born 9 July 1972 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is an English guitarist and keyboardist who was a member of The Verve between 1996 and 1999 and is currently a member of Erland and the Carnival and Transmission. He has also played on tour with Blur, Gorillaz and the unnamed supergroup responsible for The Good, the Bad & the Queen. He ranks in BBC's \"The Axe Factor\" as the 40th greatest guitarist of the latest 30 years."@en . . "Simon Tong"@en . . . . "Tong, Simon"@en . .