Luke Bell, the country singer who was big in the local music scene of Nashville, Tennessee and toured with country music legends like Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam, passed away in Arizona after disappearing for several days.
Luke Bell Cause Of Death
Drug paraphernalia was reportedly found by his body, and a toxicology report has indicated that he likely died from an accidental fentanyl overdose according to the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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He reportedly disappeared on August 20 while a friend staying with him in Tucson was getting him something to eat. His friend Matt Kinman told outlets like Saving Country Music that Bell had been battling bipolar disorder for the past several years, and went through periods of semi-homelessness and incarceration even while he was experiencing successes in his music career.
Bell was born in Kentucky but grew up in Cody,...
Luke Bell Cause Of Death
Drug paraphernalia was reportedly found by his body, and a toxicology report has indicated that he likely died from an accidental fentanyl overdose according to the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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He reportedly disappeared on August 20 while a friend staying with him in Tucson was getting him something to eat. His friend Matt Kinman told outlets like Saving Country Music that Bell had been battling bipolar disorder for the past several years, and went through periods of semi-homelessness and incarceration even while he was experiencing successes in his music career.
Bell was born in Kentucky but grew up in Cody,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Luke Bell’s cause of death has been revealed, after he was found dead on 29 August in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 32.
The country singer had been reported missing for several days and was believed to have been in Tucson for a concert.
Bell’s body was found six days later in a parking structure and his death was confirmed to the blog Saving Country Music by Bell’s close friend Matt Kinman.
Now, according to a recent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist, the musician died of accidental fentanyl poisoning.
“With fentanyl, something as small as a pen tip can kill you,” Sergeant Richard Gradillas of the Tucson Police Department told Cowboy State Daily. “It is a deadly drug.”
The investigation into the musician’s death remains open, as police are trying to figure out his whereabouts during the days leading up to his death. It is uncertain...
The country singer had been reported missing for several days and was believed to have been in Tucson for a concert.
Bell’s body was found six days later in a parking structure and his death was confirmed to the blog Saving Country Music by Bell’s close friend Matt Kinman.
Now, according to a recent autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist, the musician died of accidental fentanyl poisoning.
“With fentanyl, something as small as a pen tip can kill you,” Sergeant Richard Gradillas of the Tucson Police Department told Cowboy State Daily. “It is a deadly drug.”
The investigation into the musician’s death remains open, as police are trying to figure out his whereabouts during the days leading up to his death. It is uncertain...
- 9/20/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
Country singer Luke Bell has been found dead in Tuscon, Arizona, at the age of 32.
Bell was believed to have been in Tuscon for a concert. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
The musician’s death was confirmed to the blog Saving Country Music by Bell’s close friend Matt Kinman.
Bell had been reported missing several days before he was found dead on Monday 29 August.
Originally from Cody, Wyoming, Bell got his break in country music when he signed a record deal with Nashville-based label Thirty Tigers in 2016.
Bell released his first self-titled album in 2012, before bringing out Don’t Mind If I Do in 2014.
During his career, he worked with artists such as Alabama Shakes, Margo Price and Langhorne Slim and played support slots for Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam.
In 2018, he won Best Honky Tonk Male at the Ameripolitan Music Awards.
Country music stars have...
Bell was believed to have been in Tuscon for a concert. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
The musician’s death was confirmed to the blog Saving Country Music by Bell’s close friend Matt Kinman.
Bell had been reported missing several days before he was found dead on Monday 29 August.
Originally from Cody, Wyoming, Bell got his break in country music when he signed a record deal with Nashville-based label Thirty Tigers in 2016.
Bell released his first self-titled album in 2012, before bringing out Don’t Mind If I Do in 2014.
During his career, he worked with artists such as Alabama Shakes, Margo Price and Langhorne Slim and played support slots for Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam.
In 2018, he won Best Honky Tonk Male at the Ameripolitan Music Awards.
Country music stars have...
- 8/31/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Music
Country singer-songwriter Luke Bell, whose throwback style blended strains of Texas, Nashville and Bakersfield, has died aged 32, according to his friend and collaborator Matt Kinman. Bell, who battled severe bipolar disorder, had traveled Arizona with Kinman to work, but went missing on August 20 (Saturday) in Tucson, reports ‘Deadline’.
He was found dead about a week later, according to SavingCountryMusic.com: “not far from where he disappeared, and in a manner we all feared he would be when we first heard the news.” His cause of death is still pending an autopsy.
Kinman, who had played with Bell for the past six years, told the outlet: “We came down here to Arizona, to work down here, play some music, and he just took off. He was in the back of the truck. I went in to get something to eat. I came out, and he’d got out of the truck and left.
He was found dead about a week later, according to SavingCountryMusic.com: “not far from where he disappeared, and in a manner we all feared he would be when we first heard the news.” His cause of death is still pending an autopsy.
Kinman, who had played with Bell for the past six years, told the outlet: “We came down here to Arizona, to work down here, play some music, and he just took off. He was in the back of the truck. I went in to get something to eat. I came out, and he’d got out of the truck and left.
- 8/31/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Country singer-songwriter Luke Bell, whose throwback style blended strains of Texas, Nashville and Bakersfield, has died, according to his friend and collaborator Matt Kinman. He was 32.
Bell, who battled severe bipolar disorder, had traveled Arizona with Kinman to work, but went missing on Saturday, August 20th in Tucson. He was found dead about a week later, according to SavingCountryMusic.com, “not far from where he disappeared, and in a manner we all feared he would be when we first heard the news.” His cause of death is still pending an autopsy.
Kinman, who had played with Bell for the past six years told the outlet, “We came down here to Arizona, to work down here, play some music, and he just took off. He was in the back of the truck. I went in to get something to eat. I came out, and he’d got out of the truck and left.
Bell, who battled severe bipolar disorder, had traveled Arizona with Kinman to work, but went missing on Saturday, August 20th in Tucson. He was found dead about a week later, according to SavingCountryMusic.com, “not far from where he disappeared, and in a manner we all feared he would be when we first heard the news.” His cause of death is still pending an autopsy.
Kinman, who had played with Bell for the past six years told the outlet, “We came down here to Arizona, to work down here, play some music, and he just took off. He was in the back of the truck. I went in to get something to eat. I came out, and he’d got out of the truck and left.
- 8/31/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Country music has lost a rising star. Luke Bell—known for his classic honky-tonk sound—has passed away at 32 after having gone missing for more than a week. Bell was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, on Aug. 30. near where he had been reported missing on Aug. 20, according to the Tucson Police Department, per the New York Post. A representative with the Pima County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to E! News that they have received Bell's body and an autopsy is pending. The news of Bell's passing was first confirmed by his close friend and fellow musician, Matt Kinman, through a blog post on by Saving Country Music. E! News has reached out to the...
- 8/30/2022
- E! Online
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