Dave Allen, the founding member and bass player for Gang of Four and Shriekback, has died at age 69. Allen had been suffering from early-onset dementia.

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 ...

"We’ve been so very lucky to have had the Ace of Bass in our lives," Gang of Four drummer Hugh Burnham wrote of former band mate who played on Entertainment! and Solid Gold ...