Dave Allen, the bassist who changed Dave Wolfson within the early days of Gang of 4, has handed away on the age of 69.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, Allen, who later went on to type the band Shriekback after his time with the influential British pop-punk group, breathed his final on Saturday, April 5. The reason for his dying hasn’t but been revealed formally.
Following Allen’s dying over the weekend, his former bandmates Hugo Burnham and Jon King, paid a heartfelt tribute to him on Instagram.
“It’s with damaged but full hearts that we share the information that Dave Allen, our outdated music associate, buddy, and sensible musician, died on Saturday morning,” they penned, confirming the unhappy information.
The submit shared on Group of 4’s official account continued, “Dave had endured the early-onset of blended dementia for some years, which has been a heartbreaking time for his spouse Paddy, his kids, and shut buddies.”
Burnham shared that he and King lately spent some high quality time with the late bassist and his household, “sharing wealthy and vivid reminiscences of fine occasions. Adventures, careers in music, elevating households, our interwoven lives spanning half a century.”
The surviving members bid farewell to “the Ace of Bass” and their “outdated buddy.”
Moreover, The Gang of 4 is about to carry out their closing U.S. tour in Portland.
