I couldn't really hold him or settle him. He was well beaten in the end but, honestly, if I rode the horse now, he would win ...

Dave Allen, the founding bass player for the late ‘70s English post-punk group Gang of Four, died on Saturday, April 5.

After leaving Gang of Four, Allen founded the band Shriekback with former XTC member Barry Andrews. The band released six albums in the 1980s, peaking in the U.S. with a pair of top 20 modern rock ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DAVE Allen, the bassist for British post-punk band Gang of Four, has died at 69 after a battle with dementia. His former bandmates shared the sad news with fans, telling them Dave passed away at ...

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 ...