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2 People Killed in Plane Crash with Country Music Star ID’d
Brett James, his wife, and stepdaughter died in a small plane crash two hours after departing Nashville; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.
- Country music songwriter Brett James, his wife Melody Wilson, and stepdaughter Meryl Wilson died in a plane crash on September 18 near Franklin, North Carolina.
- The plane took off from Nashville's John C. Tune Airport around noon and crashed about two hours later, with James reportedly piloting the Cirrus SR22T aircraft.
- James, a 57-year-old Grammy-winning songwriter known for Carrie Underwood's 'Jesus, Take the Wheel,' was a 2020 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and had written over 490 songs.
- Tributes from peers included Tim McGraw calling James 'one of the most talented and respected songwriters in Nashville' and Underwood describing his death as 'unfathomable.'
- The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash, whose cause remains undetermined, while the country music community mourns the loss of a significant figure and his family.
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Nashville Songwriter For Taylor Swift & Carrie Underwood Tragically Killed in a Plane Crash
Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter behind Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and dozens of chart-toppers, died Thursday in a small-plane crash near Franklin, North Carolina. He was 57. The Cirrus SR22T, registered in James’ name, departed from Nashville and crashed near Iotla Valley Elementary School. No one on the ground was injured. The FAA […] The post Nashville Songwriter For Taylor Swift & Carrie Underwood Tragically Killed …
Brett James, country musician and songwriter of Taylor Swift and Bon Jovi died in an airplane crash. His wife and daughter also did not survive the crash.
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