Nation Singer Dies Hours After Wedding ceremony

Nation singer Jake Flint has died simply hours after his marriage ceremony to his new spouse, Brenda Flint. He was 37 years previous.

The “What’s Your Identify?” artist, who was well-known within the Oklahoma Crimson Grime subgenre of nation music, died in his sleep after he and Brenda exchanged vows on Saturday, November 26, his publicist Clif Doyal advised The Oklahoman on Monday, November 28. The singer’s explanation for loss of life has but to be introduced.

Brenda shared her grief by way of Fb on Tuesday, November 29, mourning her husband in a heartbreaking message.

“We needs to be going via marriage ceremony images however as an alternative I’ve to pick garments to bury my husband in. Folks aren’t meant to really feel this a lot ache,” she penned. “My coronary heart is gone and I simply really want him to return again. I can’t take far more. I would like him right here.”

Mike Hosty, who carried out on the Flints’ marriage ceremony hours earlier than Jake’s loss of life, recalled the “enjoyable” occasion to The Oklahoman on Monday and shared what an “honor” it was to play on the musician’s nuptials.

“It was wet … I nonetheless have the mud in my previous van … however it was only a enjoyable marriage ceremony,” Hosty recalled. “And it’s only a tragedy what occurred.”

The one-man-band added of Jake: “He was a singer-songwriter, via and thru, and only a massive character, a giant coronary heart, and (he’d) bend over backwards to do something for you. When any musician asks you to play at their marriage ceremony, it’s a type of most vital days … and it’s at all times an honor.”

The “Hurry Up & Wait” singer’s supervisor, Brenda Cline, additionally paid tribute to her consumer, whom she “cherished very like a son.”

“With a damaged coronary heart and in deep grief I need to announce that Jake Flint has tragically handed away,” she wrote by way of Fb on Sunday, November 27. “We have been nearly to embark on some enterprise collectively after he and Brenda bought married- which was yesterday. Sure-yesterday.”

The music supervisor continued: “Jake has 1,000,000 associates and I’m undecided how everybody will deal with this tragic loss. We want prayers- it’s all so surreal. Please please pray for his new spouse Brenda, Jake’s valuable mom, his sister and the remainder of his household and associates. That is going to be extremely troublesome for thus many. We love you Jake and in our hearts ceaselessly. 💔.”

The singer-songwriter, who was performing gigs in his house state weeks earlier than his passing, launched his sophomore album in 2020.

Per his official web site, Jake’s preliminary introduction to music was born out of his father’s need to share in pleasure together with his son. His dad, recognized with ALS, commissioned associates to assist train him to play guitar and instilled in him a love of music.

The “Cowtown” singer “floated via life loving, hating, gaining, dropping, experimenting, witnessing, missioning, sinning, breaking the legislation, paying the results whereas overtly and candidly writing about all of it,” in accordance with his bio.