David Ball, right, with Marc Almond of Soft Cell in London in 1981. (Fin Costello / Redferns) David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit ...

David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to the top of the U.K. singles chart, died Wednesday. He was 66. The producer’s ...

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, founding member of the pioneering English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died on Wednesday. Representatives for the musician told The Guardian that Ball “passed away peacefully in his sleep at ...

Dave Ball, the musical force behind the successful electronic pop duo Soft Cell, has tragically passed away at the age of 66, as confirmed by the band in a heart-wrenching tribute. The electronic ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died at the age of 66 - just weeks after completing a new album. Ball's representative confirmed he had "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home" on Wednesday ...

Soft Cell star Dave Ball has sadly died at the age of 66. Dave's representatives said he "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday." His cause of death is yet to be released ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known as one half of the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. Ball, who had been battling health issues in recent years, ...

WASHINGTON — Dave Ball, one half of the English electronic music duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. Ball passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Oct. 22, according to an ...

English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, consisting of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist Dave Ball, helped usher in the second British invasion of musical artists in the ’80s, most notably with their ...

Through Some Bizarre’s boss Stevo, Soft Cell were plugging in to the Futurist scene, a counterpart to New Romanticism. But if they were to escape the confines of cultiness, they needed something else ...