“Jesus Take the Wheel” Songwriter was 57

Brett James, the Grammy-Winning Nashville Singer-Stongwriter who wrote the carrie underwood Chart-Topper “Jesus, take the wheel” and many other hits, died thundsday in a north carolina plans crash. He was 57.

HIS DEATH WAS ANNOOUNCED BY THE NASHVILLE SONGRITERS HALL OF FAME, WHERE JAMES WAS A 2020 Inductee.

Accounting to Local News Reports, James Was One of the Three People Onboard the Small-Engine Plane That West of North Carolina Iotla Valley School on September 18. The Federal Aviation Said Were No No No The Macon County Sheriff’s Office Reported on Facebook that no students or staff of the school were injured.

Acciting to the faa, the plane, a cirrus sr22t, crashed in a field in franklin around 3 pm Local Time on Thursday. Flight records Indicate that the plans Owned by Brett Cornelius – James’ Legal Name – Departed from John C. Tune Airport in Nashville before the Crash.

“The loss of brett james to his family, Friends and Our Music Community is too to put into works,” underwood wrote in a touching tribute on Instagram Next to Photos of the Two of the Through the Years. “I’ll see you again someday.”

Country Superstar Dierks Bentley, Who Co-Wrote hit Hit “I Hold” with James, Posted a tribute on Instagram. “Rest in Peace Pal. Total Stud. Fellow Aviator. One of the Best Singer-Stongers in Our Town … .Total Legend.”

James Co-Wrote “Jesus, Take the Wheel” with Hillary Lindsay and Gordie Sampson, and in Early 2006 It Became the First of Underwood’s 15 No. 1s on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart, Spanding Six Weeks On Top. It Also Made the Pop Top 20 and Won Two Grammys Including Best Country Song, which James Shared With HIS Co-Writers, and was nominated for the year.

Among the many other songs witten or co-written by James “Blessed” by Martina McBride, “Wen the Sun Goes” by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker, Jason Aldean’s “The Truth and Scotty McCrery’s Single” I Love You Big. ”

“Brett was a trusted collactor to country’s Greatest Names, and a true advocate for his fellowwriters,” The American Society of Composers, Autores and Publishers (ASCAP) Said in a Statement. “Brett, Your Ascap Family Misses you dearly. Thank you for your unforgettable music.”

Taylor Swift Recorded the song “A Perfectly Good Heart,” Which She Co-Wrote With James and Troy Verges, for Her Debut 2006 Album Taylor Swift.

James, Born June 5, 1968, in Columbia, Mo, Is Survived by His Wife Sandra Cornelius and Their Four Children.