Oklahoma country singer Jake Flint passes away hours after his wedding

Oklahoma country singer Jake Flint unexpectedly handed away Sunday, hours after getting married on Saturday. He was 37.

His publicist Clif Doyal confirmed to CNN and The Oklahoman that Flint died in his sleep.

His former supervisor, Brenda Cline, additionally confirmed his passing, saying on Facebook that she cherished the Red Dirt singer-songwriter “much like a son,” and that he was “the funniest, most hilarious, hardest working, devoted artist I’ve ever labored with in my profession,” CNN reported.

The cause of his death is not known, CNN and NPR reported.

Flint and his bride Brenda got married Saturday on a remote homestead between Claremore and Owasso, The Oklahoman reported. On Sunday morning, he passed away.

“We needs to be going via wedding photographs, however as an alternative, I’ve to select garments to bury my husband in,” his widow Brenda Flint mentioned on Facebook, NPR reported.

A good friend of the final musician advised Scripps Tulsa affiliate KJRH that Flint “radiated positivity,” and when he was on a stage performing, he “shared his coronary heart.”

Matt Eidson, a friend and colleague of Flint’s, told the NBC affiliate that the singer’s sudden death had shocked everyone.

“Everybody is just in a state of shock,” Eidson advised the news outlet. “I mean 37 years old and [the] happiest day of his life… you know, he just got married, and he should still be celebrating.”

According to his web site, the Holdenville native mentioned he started making music after his father was identified with ALS. Flint mentioned on his web site that his father recruited some pals to show his son the right way to play the guitar since he could not play sports activities with him.

NPR and The Oklahoman reported that Flint launched his first album, “I’m Not Okay,” in 2016.

He launched his follow-up album “Life and Not OK at Cain’s Ballroom” in 2018. He adopted that up with “Jake Flint” in 2020 and his final album “Live and Socially Distanced at Mercury Lounge” was launched final yr, The Oklahoman reported.