Brett James, the man behind Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” died in a North Carolina plane crash on Thursday.

A glittering roster of country stars have recorded his songs, including Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw.

Carrie Underwood spoke out after Brett James, a co-writer of her 2005 song "Jesus, Take the Wheel," died in a plane crash ...

Country music songwriter Brett James — known for hits like Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take the Wheel” and Kenny Chesney’s ...

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James, known for penning hits including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” died in a ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter behind Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and Kenny Chesney’s “When the Sun Goes Down,” died Thursday in a small-engine plane crash. He was 57. The ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter behind country hit “Jesus Take the Wheel,” died in a plane crash in North Carolina ...

A prominent Christian songwriter, known for co-writing the Grammy-winning hit Jesus, Take the Wheel, was among three people ...

Carrie Underwood paid tribute to songwriter Brett James in a touching Instagram post. The country star and songwriter ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter known for Carrie Underwood’s 'Jesus, Take the Wheel,; died Thursday in a ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning country music songwriter behind “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “When the Sun Goes Down,” has ...

Brett James, one of the songwriters behind Carrie Underwood’s hit “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” has died. James and two others ...