He is known for songs like “Where Ya Been?” and “The Bullfighter,”
Police was found in Tucson, Arizona, dead on Friday.
Bell who had been reported missing was discovered near the site where he was last seen
According to Bell's Spotify bio, Bell, a Cody, Wyoming, native, had been a ranch hand and spent “a few years of college” in Laramie before pursuing his musical career.
"He released a self-titled debut album in 2012 and described his sound as “a little bit honky tonk and a little bit Texas, with healthy dashes of Bakersfield and vintage Nashville,”
Matt Kinman, a friend and artist, confirmed Bell’s death
When reached by The Times on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Pima County Medical Examiner and Coroner declined
“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.”