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 Burnham announced Sunday on social media that the bassist died at his home in Portland, Oregon. No cause of death was provided, but Burnham wrote that Allen “had endured the early-onset of mixed dementia for some years.”
“It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our old music partner,...
Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh Burnham announced Sunday on social media that the bassist died at his home in Portland, Oregon. No cause of death was provided, but Burnham wrote that Allen “had endured the early-onset of mixed dementia for some years.”
“It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our old music partner,...
- 4/6/2025
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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