BREAKING: "Jesus, Take The Wheel" Songwriter Brett James Dead In Plane Crash

Published: Thu, 09/18/25

Updated: Tue, 09/23/25

"Jesus, Take The Wheel" Songwriter Brett James Dead In Plane Crash At 57

Brett James Cornelius, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter known professionally as Brett James, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday.

The 57-year-old songwriter had more than 300 songs recorded over the course of his career by artists such as Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, and many more.

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Carrie Underwood performed her Grammy Award-winning hit, co-written by Brett James, for the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

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