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-winning songs “Jesus, Take The Wheel” and “Something in the Water,” and Kenny Chesney’s “When The Sun Goes Down.”

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 was registered to Brett Cornelius of Brentwood, Tennessee (James’s full name is Brett James Cornelius).

Brett James had 79 career entries on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart as a songwriter, with 25 songs cracking the chart’s top 10, and 13 of those songs making it all the w

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