Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Ball, right, with Marc Almond of Soft Cell in London in 1981. (Fin Costello / Redferns) David Ball of Soft Cell, whose ...

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 ...

Multi-instrumentalist David Ball, who scored a No. 1 hit with 1981’s “Tainted Love” as part of the English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. According to a statement from his ...

David "Dave" Ball has died. The musician, who as one half of the duo Soft Cell helped make dark synth-pop mainstream, has passed away at the age of 66, as announced by his longtime bandmate Marc ...

Soft Cell star David Ball left £2.5million to be shared between his four children after the synthesiser player and music producer died aged 66. His arrangement was acclaimed as crucial to the success ...

Marc Almond reflects on Danceteria, the synth-pop duo's final album after the loss of his bandmate David Ball. By Gary Graff “Bittersweet” is Marc Almond’s term for Danceteria, the sixth and final ...

David Ball, the pioneering instrumentalist of Soft Cell, died on Wednesday at age 66, according to a post on the band’s Instagram page and a tribute on its website. Ball, who teamed with singer Marc ...

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 ...