According to WLOS, James, 57, was among those who died tragically on Thursday, Sept. 18 in a small-engine plane crash near Franklin, North Carolina around 3 p.m. ET. The FAA reported that the aircraft ...

Brett James Cornelius, a Grammy-winning Nashville songwriter known professionally as Brett James, died on Sept. 18 after a small-engine plane crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina. "We mourn ...

Country music songwriter Brett James — known for hits like Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take the Wheel” and Kenny Chesney’s “When the Sun Goes Down” — has died in a plane crash alongside his wife and ...

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” died in a plane crash on Thursday, according to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning writer of "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and scores of other hit country and pop songs, has died in a plane crash, authorities confirmed Friday morning. The North Carolina ...

Nashville's music community is mourning the shocking loss of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Brett James, known for writing hits including Dierks Bentley‘s "I Hold On," Carrie Underwood‘s ...

Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes "Jesus Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood and "When The Sun Goes Down" by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash ...

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(CNN) — Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” died in a plane crash on Thursday, according to the Nashville Songwriters ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter known for Carrie Underwood’s 2005 smash “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and Kenny Chesney’s “When the Sun Goes Down,” died Thursday in a small-engine plane crash in ...

Grammy-winning country songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits like "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "When The Sun Goes Down," has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57. "A Cirrus SR22T ...

FILE - Musician Brett James and his wife Sandy appear at a pre-CMA Awards event in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File) Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett ...