Dave Allen, Bass Player for Influential Postpunk Band Gang of Four, Dies at 69 - IMDb
Dave Allen, the bass player for postpunk band Gang of Four whose playing style was one of the group’s signatures, has died.
Allen died Saturday, April 5 at the age of 69, former bandmates Jon King and Hugo Burnham wrote in a social media post. “It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our old music partner, friend, and brilliant musician, died on Saturday morning. He was at home with his family,” the post reads.
“Dave had endured the early-onset of mixed dementia for some years which has been a heartbreaking time for his wife Paddy, his children, and close friends,” the post, written by Burnham, continues. “Our love and thoughts are with them. Jon and I [Hugo] went to see him and spent a lovely afternoon with him and the family. We talked and laughed for hours, sharing rich and vivid memories of good times together.
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