Oklahoma country singer Jake Flint died hours after getting married, according to social media posts from his loved ones.He was only 37.
The country singer died in his sleep, according to his publicist Clif Doyal, The Oklahoman reported.The cause of his death was not made clear.
The up-and-coming artist was touring Oklahoma and surrounding states when he married his wife, Brenda Flint, on Saturday.His next show date was scheduled for December 2.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Brenda wrote, “We should be looking at wedding photos, but instead I have to pick out clothes to bury my husband in.”
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“People are not meant to feel so much pain.My heart is gone and I really need it to come back,” she added.
Flint’s widow also posted a heartbreaking video of the two dancing and laughing together while taking wedding photos earlier this week.
“I don’t understand,” Brenda writes in the caption.
Doyal told CNN that Flint was a “true ambassador of the Oklahoma and Texas Red Dirt music scene.”
“Not only was he a prolific songwriter, recording artist and in-demand live performer, but he was also a tireless supporter of other talents across the region, always willing to lend a hand to help anyone who needed it.With his infectious smile and disarming sense of humour, he was loved by many, and I believe that, along with his music, will be his lasting legacy,” he added.
Flint’s former manager, Brenda Cline, also confirmed the singer’s passing, writing that she and Flint “were about to go into business together after he and Brenda got married — which was yesterday.” Yes-yesterday,” in a Facebook post posted Sunday evening.
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Cline wrote that she loved Flint “like a son” and that processing his loss will be difficult for many in the community.
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“Jake has a million friends and I’m not sure how everyone will cope with this tragic loss.We need prayers – it’s all so unreal.
Please pray for his new wife Brenda, Jake’s precious mother, his sister and the rest of his family and friends.This is going to be incredibly difficult for so many,” Cline wrote.
Flint announced his engagement to wife Brenda in an Instagram post; the comments below have been overtaken by well-wishers offering their condolences for his sudden passing.
According to Flint’s website, the artist first started playing country music after his father was diagnosed with ALS.Flint’s father was upset that he and his son could no longer play sports together, so he asked some of his closest friends to give Flint guitar lessons.
“Jake admits that he experienced many of life’s highs and lows at too young an age, including the loss of his father,” his website reads.
“He claims he floated through life, loving, hating, winning, losing, experimenting, witnessing, doing missionary work, sinning, breaking the law, paying the consequences, writing about it openly and candidly.”
His musical influences, according to his website, were also shaped by his older sister’s love of ’90s grunge rock.
Flint released his second self-titled studio album in 2020.
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