David Townsend, 50; Member of the 1980s R&B; Group Surface

David Townsend, 50, a singer, guitarist and keyboardist for the 1980s R&B; group Surface, was found dead at his home in Northridge on Wednesday, according to Randy Lopez, a spokesman for RDMJ Entertainment Management, which has managed Surface since it reunited in 2004. The cause of death was not known.

Surface, whose other members were David “Pic” Conley and Bernard Jackson, was best known for “Shower Me With Your Love,” “Closer Than Friends,” “Happy” and “You Are My Everything.”

Townsend’s father was the late singer-songwriter-producer Ed Townsend, who co-wrote and co-produced “Let’s Get It On” with Marvin Gaye and had a solo hit with “For Your Love” in 1958.