A hushed interior by Vilhelm Hammershøi, a recent acquisition at the Art Institute of Chicago, brings Vermeer into the modern ...

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Dave Ball, 66, died from unknown causes on October 22, 2025. The musician was a part of Soft Cell with Marc Almond. The latter additionally confirmed the record producer’s death on Instagram. Both ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dave Ball, the instrumentalist in the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, who enjoyed a massive worldwide hit with their 1981 cover of Gloria Jones’ song “Tainted Love,” has died, according to the BBC. No ...