As the 1970s ended and the 1980s began, English group Gang of Four blended aggressive, angular guitar parts, funk rhythms and left-wing lyrical salvos into a potent mix, quickly becoming a seminal ...

Dave Allen, original bassist for Gang of Four, has died at age 69. The news came via the band who wrote: It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our old music partner ...

Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69. Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh ...

Sadly, Dave Allen of Gang of Four has passed away. He was 69 and had been suffering from dementia. Allen was a Gang of Four founder and was in the band from 1977-1981 and 2004-2008. After playing in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave Allen, the bass player for postpunk band Gang of Four whose playing style was one of the group’s signatures, has died. Allen ...

Gang of Four’s live performance run has come to an end. The the legendary British post-punk band played its final show of their farewell tour at Amsterdam’s Paradiso on Saturday night, July 5. The ...

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Dave Allen, the bassist who played with Gang of Four in their heyday, died at home with his family on Saturday, April 5, the band announced on social media. While no cause of death was given, the band ...

On April 5, Portland lost another champion of music with the passing of Dave Allen at 69. Allen was an early member of influential post-punk band Gang of Four, writing and recording their first two ...

Dave Allen, the founding bassist of the highly influential British post-punk band Gang of Four and the funk-inflected group Shriekback, died last Saturday, according to a post from GO4 drummer Hugo ...

Exploring several avenues in the music industry, Dave Allen appeared in bands like The Elastic Purejoy, Low Pop Suicide, and Shriekback. But for most, they remember the musician for his time in the ...