In a shocking turn of events, country singer-songwriter Luke Bell has passed away. The devastating news has come after more than a week after Luke went missing in Tucson, Arizona. He was 32 years old. The traffic news was further confirmed by musician’s friend Matt Kinman.
While the death remains “unknown” at this time as the investigation continues, no additional details have been disclosed yet. It has been further reported that the country singer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was struggling with his mental state which took a turn for the worse.
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After the devastating news was confirmed, several of Luke’s fellow friends and musicians took to social media to pay their tribute. Joshua Hedley took to Twitter and wrote how it has been a long time since he saw Luke and was just talking about him the other day wondering what he’s been up to. Margo Price also shared gave her condolences to her dear friend on social media.
Luke Bell was a Wyoming native, who rose to fame after releasing his debut album Don’t Mind if I Do back in 2014. Luke Bell went on to sign a record deal with Thirty Tigers in 2016 and also release his self-titled album later that year. The musician has collaborated with some big names over the years including Price, Alabama Shakes, and Langhorne Slim, and even played support slots for Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam.
Luke Bell once opened up about his life in an early interview in 2016, saying how life is not that bad but the downside, in some ways, is he doesn’t have a wife and kids, but at the same time, it’s pretty ideal right now. Bell said that he lives in the day, and counts smiles. The singer added that he just wants to travel around to other cities and hang out with other people while admitting that the goal is to have high hopes and low expectations and have a good time. The artist also revealed how there aren’t any musicians in his family and he was looking for an independent platform to go learn, and music was that path for him.
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