Dave Ball dead at 66: '80s synth-pop icon succumbs to 'long illness'

Soft Cell's Marc Almond confirms his bandmate's death and paid a moving tributeDave Ball, the man who helped shape 1980s synth-pop, is dead at age 66. The English musician, cofounder of pop duo Soft Cell best known for their 1981 best-selling single Tainted Love, passed away peacefully in his...

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