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 ...

Soft Cell's final album was inspired by the 'sounds" in late bandmember Dave Ball's head during his hospital stays.

Dave Ball, the production half of groundbreaking Eighties synth duo Soft Cell, best remembered for their 1981 New Wave classic cover of “Tainted Love,” died on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 66. ...

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 announced ...

The producer and synth player, best known for his work as one half of the '80s pop duo, passed away peacefully on Wednesday Dave Ball, legendary synth player, producer, and one-half of Soft Cell, has ...

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