Kellie Pickler’s Husband Kyle Jacobs Said He Was Honored to Write for Lee Brice’s Album 2 Days Before Death
usmagazine.comKellie Pickler’s late husband, Kyle Jacobs, was proud of his career achievements before his tragic death.“Platinum?!
SWEEEET!!! An amazing crew of incredibly talented peeps put this one together,” Jacobs wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, February 15, sharing a screenshot of Lee Brice’s Hey World album cover, which was first released in November 2020. “Deeply honored to be a creative part of it.
Thank you Jesus!!!”The Minnesota native — who died two days after his social media upload in Brice’s honor — was a country music songwriter who had written for the likes of Brice, 43, Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson, Darius Rucker and Tim McGraw.
Jacobs even used his profession as a pickup line to impress Pickler when they first met in the early 2000s.“I was like, ‘Great,’” the “Red High Heels” songstress, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2015, with an eyeroll, of learning Jacobs penned music. “We started writing the next day.”Pickler and Jacobs ultimately transitioned their working relationship into romance, tying the knot in 2011.“He is the best husband I ever had — come to think of it, he’s the only husband I’ve ever had!” the former Pickler & Ben host gushed to Parade in January 2012. “But on a serious note, he’s the prize.
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