Simon Frith

British sociomusicologist

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Also known as Simon Webster Frith

Born: June 25, 1946
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
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Occupation: sociomusicologist
, music critic
, music professor
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Employer: University of Warwick
, University of Edinburgh
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Simon Webster Frith is a British sociomusicologist and rock critic who specializes in popular music culture. He is professor emeritus of Music at the University of Edinburgh. Frith has written a number of sociological analyses of popular music, including The Sociology of Rock (1978) and Performing Rites: On the value of popular music (1996). Frith was the chair of the Mercury Prize from its inception in 1992 until his resignation in 2016.

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AArt into Pop1987 · 1987 book by Simon Frith and Howard Horne

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Given name: Simon
Sibling: Chris D. Frith
Fred Frith
Sex or gender: male
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Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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