Probably none of you ever heard of Argyle Bell. He wasn't famous, but was well-known around Nashville. He was a pedal steel player, and a lover of Irish music. I found out just yesterday that Argyle died a couple of weeks ago, apparently by suicide. Details are sketchy and most of what I have been told is 3rd hand information.

Argyle was 50 years old. I didn't know him well, but I'd run into him once in awhile, and he was always very pleasant to me. As one of my friends put it, "he was a gentle guy and lived for music."

I'll miss him.