Deaths So Far (and it's just July)

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Brett James, Grammy-winning songwriter
behind Carrie Underwood's 'Jesus, Take the Wheel,'

Brett James, the songwriter behind Carrie Underwood's Grammy-winning hit
"Jesus, Take The Wheel," has died in a small-engine plane crash. He was 57.
James was one of three people on board a Cirrus SR22T aircraft that crashed
in Macon County near Franklin, NC, around 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, Sept. 18.
James would pen more than 300 major-label cut songs, including Underwood's
"Jesus, Take The Wheel," which hit No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned
the 2006 Grammy for Best Country Song, 2005 ACM Single of the Year trophy,
and the Nashville Songwriter Award for Song of the Year.
During his two-decade-long career, James was known primarily as a songwriter
for other country and pop music artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Rascal Flats,
and Tim McGraw.