Jake Flint, Country Singer, Dead at 37 Just Hours After Marrying Wife Brenda - Entertainment Tonight

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Country vocalist Jake Flint has died. Jake's unexpected passing comes conscionable hours aft his wedding to his caller wife, Brenda Flint. He was 37 years old.

Jake's publicist, Clif Doyal, confirmed the sad news to The Oklahoman on Monday. According to Doyal, the "What’s Your Name?" singer died successful his slumber after he and Brenda exchanged vows on Saturday. The singer’s origin of decease has yet to beryllium announced.

In a connection shared with ET Tuesday, Doyal reflected connected Jake's legacy, calling him a "tireless protagonist of his chap artists."

"Jake Flint was an Ambassador of the Oklahoma Red Dirt euphony scene. He was a prolific songwriter, signaling artist, and in-demand unrecorded performer passim the Midwest and Southwestern U.S. As a testament to his kindness and humanity, helium was besides a tireless protagonist of his chap artists, ever consenting to lend a manus to assistance anyone who needed it," the connection read. "With his infectious grin and disarming consciousness of humor, helium was loved by many, and I judge that, on with his music, volition beryllium his lasting legacy."

Brenda, meanwhile, spoke retired astir Jake's passing connected Tuesday, taking to Facebook to stock her daze and grief implicit the nonaccomplishment of her husband, aft what was meant to beryllium a special day for the couple.

"We should beryllium going done wedding photos but alternatively I person to prime retired apparel to hide my hubby in. People aren’t meant to consciousness this overmuch pain," Brenda wrote. "My bosom is gone and I conscionable truly request him to travel back. I can’t instrumentality overmuch more. I request him here."

Also speaking to The Oklahoman, Mike Hosty, who performed at the Flints' wedding hours earlier Jake's death, called the lawsuit "fun," adding that it was an "honor" to play astatine the musician's nuptials.

"It was rainy...I inactive person the mud successful my aged van...but it was conscionable a amusive wedding," Hosty recalled. "And it's conscionable a calamity what happened."

He added of Jake, "He was a singer-songwriter, done and through, and conscionable a large personality, a large heart, and [he'd] bend implicit backwards to bash thing for you. When immoderate instrumentalist asks you to play astatine their wedding, it's 1 of those astir important days...and it's ever an honor."

Jake, who was good known successful the Oklahoma Red Dirt subgenre of country music, was besides remembered by his manager, Brenda Cline, who said she loved the singer "much similar a son."

"With a breached bosom and successful heavy grief I indispensable denote that Jake Flint has tragically passed away," she wrote on Facebook Sunday. "We were conscionable astir to embark connected immoderate concern unneurotic aft helium and Brenda got married- which was yesterday. Yes-yesterday."

Cline 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. 💔."

Jake’s commencement successful euphony came astatine a young age, with the "Hurry Up & Wait" singer's official website noting that his father's ALS diagnosis helped spark his emotion for the craft. In an effort to stock much precious moments with his son, Jake's begetter commissioned friends to assistance thatch him to play guitar, and ultimately, get up connected stage.

He released his archetypal album, I'm Not OK, in 2016, and his sophomore, self-titled medium successful 2020. He besides released a bid of unrecorded recordings, Live and Socially Distanced astatine Mercury Lounge, past year.

In the aftermath of his passing, Jake's friends and household acceptable up a GoFundMe page to rise funds for his household during this hard time.

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