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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 ...

How does a somewhat unheard 60s B-side eventually become one of the most iconic hits of the 1980s? “Tainted Love” took one of the most bizarre journeys ever from its humble origins to its belatedly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave Ball, the production half of groundbreaking Eighties synth duo Soft Cell, best remembered for their 1981 New Wave classic ...

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 ...

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. ...