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 ...
Ball’s death came after Soft Cell played for more than 20,000 fans while headlining Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames in August, according to a statement on the band’s website.