Brett James Cornelius. An American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville.
James became known primarily as a songwriter for other country and pop music artists. Among his compositions was Carrie Underwood's 2006 number-one hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel", which received Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. His writer's credits included number-one hits for Jessica Andrews, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Rodney Atkins, and Jason Aldean.
Brett James died on Thursday in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57at the time of his passing.
He died in a plane crash with his wife, Melody Carole Wilson, and his stepdaughter, Meryl Maxwell Wilson. It’s reported that he owned the plane and was the Pilate.
"A Cirrus SR22T crashed in a field in Franklin, , around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18. Three people were on board," the FAA shared in a statement.
James was born in Columbia, Missouri, to his father, Dr. Sam Cornelius, a physician, and his mother, Carolyn. He graduated from Christian Heritage Academy high-school in Del City, Oklahoma in 1986. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, pledged with the Sigma Chi fraternity, and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He attended medical school for a time in the early 1990s, but dropped out to pursue a musical career as a recording artist on Career Records, a subsidiary of Arista Nashville, in 1995.
James appeared on two compilation albums issued by Arista Nashville. The first was 1996's Star of Wonder: A Country Christmas, on which he sang "What Child Is This?", and the other was a country-gospel album entitled Peace in the Valley, to which he contributed a recording of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." This latter album was also promoted via a special on The Nashville Network (TNN), now Spike. In 1998, James and Tammy Graham were both dropped from Career Records when it merged with Arista Nashville.
Brett James, left behind a legacy of successful songwriting and strategic financial planning, best exemplified by his investment in real estate to secure his family's future.
James skillfully managed his high-earning artistic career with prudent financial decisions, demonstrating a commitment to securing his loved ones' future.
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