Songwriter Brett James dies in plane crash

Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter best known for writing hit songs like Carrie Underwood’s "Jesus, Take the Wheel," has died. He was 57. Police confirmed his death, as well as the deaths of two other individuals aboard the plane. Authorities have yet to release additional details regarding the cause of the crash.

Country music hitmaker Brett James, the man behind Carrie Underwood 's iconic "Jesus, Take the Wheel," died Thursday in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57.

The plane, owned by James, carried two additional passengers who were also pronounced dead at the scene. As new information about the crash comes to light, it's been revealed that those two passengers were his wife, Melody Carole Wilson, and his stepdaughter, Me

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