Grammy Award-winning songwriter Brett James died at 57 in a small-engine plane crash. James was known for co-writing Carrie Underwood's hit 2005 song "Jesus, Take the Wheel." Brett James Cornelius, ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A hall-of-fame songwriter, who penned hits for Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney, has died after the plane he was in crashed near an elementary school Thursday, officials ...

The Nashville songwriter behind hits like 'Jesus Take the Wheel' and 'When the Sun Goes Down' was killed in a small-engine aircraft accident, the Hall of Fame announced NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The music ...