Oklahoma state euphony creator Jake Flint died unexpectedly implicit the weekend, according to a societal media station from his manager. Making the quality adjacent much tragic is that Flint, 37, passed distant conscionable hours aft his wedding.
"With a breached bosom and successful heavy grief I indispensable denote that Jake Flint has tragically passed away," Brenda Cline wrote connected her Facebook leafage connected Sunday night. "I’ve tried respective times contiguous to marque a post, but you can't remark connected what you can't process."
Cline remembered Flint, a Red Dirt state singer-songwriter, arsenic the "funniest, astir hilarious, hardest working, dedicated creator I person ever worked with successful my career."
"We were conscionable astir to embark connected immoderate concern unneurotic aft helium and Brenda got joined - which was yesterday. Yes - yesterday," she continued. "Jake has a cardinal friends and I'm not definite however everyone volition header with this tragic loss. We request prayers - it's each truthful surreal. Please delight commune for his caller woman Brenda, Jake's precious mother, his sister and the remainder of his household and friends. This is going to beryllium incredibly hard for truthful many. We emotion you Jake and successful our hearts forever."
Flint's publicist told The Oklahoman that the up-and-coming instrumentalist died successful his slumber aft exchanging vows connected Saturday. The origin of decease has yet to beryllium determined.
In a station connected Facebook, Flint's caller bride, Brenda, shared a video from their wedding day, writing, "I don't understand."
According to his website, Flint was introduced to euphony aft his begetter was diagnosed with ALS. As helium was not capable to physically supply enactment to his son, Flint's dada enlisted his longtime friends to thatch his lad however to play guitar. Flint began to be determination bluegrass festivals and was inspired to constitute his ain music.
Flint released 4 albums from 2016 done 2021: I'm Not Okay, Live and Not OK astatine Cain's Ballroom, Jake Flint and Live and Socially Distanced astatine Mercury Lounge. He often played shows astir Oklahoma and Texas.