His former bandmates announced his death on social media. By Rick Porter Television Writer Dave Allen, the bass player for postpunk band Gang of Four whose playing style was one of the group’s ...

Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Dave Allen, the influential bassist who played with British post-punk Gang of Four during their early years, has died at 69. The news was confirmed in a ...

“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,” the statement said. “He was at ...

Dave Allen, who played bass guitar during influential British post-punk band Gang of Four’s early years — and who went on to found the group Shriekback — has died. He was 69. Allen’s ...