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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, ...

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.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted ...

Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and perhaps best known for the 1981 hit “Tainted Love,” has died. He was 66. Marc Almond, Ball’s music partner and the other half of the ...