Dave Ball, the multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter who performed alongside Marc Almond in the influential synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died yesterday (October 22). The band’s publicist, Debbie ...

Musician Dave Ball, who made up half the British synth-pop band Soft Cell, is dead at 66. Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.” Almond ...

Some songs are able to stand the test of time. We know where we were when we first heard them, and some people have fond memories associated with the songs themselves. The 1980s were filled with ...

Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo scored a worldwide hit with their cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted ...

"Thank you, Dave, for being an immense part of my life and for the music you gave me," Soft Cell singer Marc Almond wrote in a tribute. "I wouldn't be where I am without you." Mekishana Pierre is a ...

Dave Ball, one half of the influential and chart-topping new wave band Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. Representatives for the musician told The Guardian that he passed away at his home in London on ...

The Human League, Soft Cell, and Alison Moyet will tour across the United States on their 2026 "The Generations Tour." ...

Marc Almond revealed in a statement honoring his Soft Cell band mate Dave Ball, who died Wednesday at the age of 66, that the group had just completed work on a new album shortly before Ball’s death.

David Ball, who made up half of innovative English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Tuesday night, Oct. 22, his bandmate ...