Jake Flint dead at 37: Oklahoma Red Dirt country singer dies only hours after his wedding as bride shares tragic message
OKLAHOMA Red Dirt country singer Jake Flint has died at the age of 37 just hours after getting married over the weekend.
Flint unexpectedly died on Saturday, his wife Brenda confirmed on Monday as she shared a heartbreaking Facebook video where the newlyweds are seen basking in the joyful moment.
The affectionate video shows Brenda in a long white dress and Flint dancing around his wife while a photographer captures the heart-filled moments in a wooded scenery.
The grieving widow captioned the video: “I don’t understand.”
On Tuesday, Brenda heartbrokenly revealed she was “picking out clothes to bury her husband in.”
“We should be going through wedding photos but instead I have to pick out clothes to bury my husband in,” Brenda shared.
“People aren’t meant to feel this much pain. My heart is gone and I just really need him to come back. I can’t take much more. I need him here.”
Fellow musician Mike Hosty, who played at Flint’s wedding, revealed on Sunday that Flint died in his sleep hours after exchanging vows with his wife.
“He was a singer-songwriter, through and through, and just a big personality, a big heart, and (he’d) bend over backwards to do anything for you,” Hosty told .
“When any musician asks you to play at their wedding, it’s one of those most important days … and it’s always an honor.
“I really just like remembering that happy moment of seeing them being married … but I really feel for Brenda.”
Flint’s cause of death has not been determined.
In a Facebook post, Flint’s manager Brenda Cline called him the most “dedicated artist” she had ever worked with.
“Jake was even more than that to me, I loved him much like a son. The funniest, most hilarious, hardest working, dedicated artist I have ever worked with in my career,” Cline shared.
“We were just about to embark on some business together after he and Brenda got married- which was yesterday. Yes, yesterday,” she added in her statement.
Raised in Holdenville, , Flint began playing music after his father was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and could no longer play with him, according to .
He developed a love for bluegrass music, being influenced by 1990s rockers like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and singer Guy Slack, among others.
Flint released three four studio albums: I’m Not Okay (2016), Live and Not OK at Cain’s Ballroom (2018), Jake Flint (2020) and last year’s Live and Social Distanced at Mercury Lounge.
He charted three singles on the Texas Regional Radio Report with 2017’s Cowtown, 2018’s Long Road Back Home and 2020’s What’s Your Name.
