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Fred Frith

1949 - Today

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Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as a founding member of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. He was also a member of the groups Art Bears, Massacre, and Skeleton Crew. He has collaborated with numerous musicians, including Robert Wyatt, Derek Bailey, the Residents, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, Brian Eno, Mike Patton, Lars Hollmer, Bill Laswell, Iva Bittová, Jad Fair, Kramer, the ARTE Quartett, and Bob Ostertag. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Frith is the 1,196th most popular composer (up from 1,215th in 2019), the 3,947th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,868th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Fred Frith ranks 1,196 out of 1,451. Before him are Yasuharu Takanashi, Halfdan Kjerulf, Gunther Schuller, Stevan Hristić, Paul Whiteman, and Klaus Badelt. After him are Fartein Valen, Alan Hovhaness, Shlomo Mintz, Italo Montemezzi, Thomas Linley the younger, and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Fred Frith ranks 468. Before him are Rudy Hartono, John Podesta, Emma Kirkby, Vladimír Martinec, Jamaica Kincaid, and Carlo Petrini. After him are Hildegard Falck, Philippe Descola, Karel Lismont, Jean Kalala N'Tumba, Alaa Hussein Ali, and Takeshi Shudo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fred Frith ranks 3,948 out of 8,785. Before him are Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628), Robert Lindsay (1890), Wilfrid Hyde-White (1903), Michael Winner (1935), Billy Hughes (1862), and Ælfric of Eynsham (955). After him are Mary Garden (1874), Mortimer Wheeler (1890), Georges Passerieu (1885), Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), Leo Sayer (1948), and Richard Lynn (1930).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Fred Frith ranks 63. Before him are John Wilbye (1574), Henry Bishop (1786), John Ireland (1879), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Weelkes (1576), and Charles Avison (1709). After him are Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Craig Armstrong (1959), Granville Bantock (1868), Thomas Campion (1567), and Ivor Novello (1893).

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