“Jesus Take The Wheel” Songwriter Was 57 | NYGazet

Brett James, who wrote the Carrie Underwood hit "Jesus Take The Wheel" and songs for Taylor Swift and others, died September 18 in a plane crash. He was 57.

Brett James, the Grammy-winning Nashville singer-songwriter who wrote the Carrie Underwood chart-topper “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and many other hits, died Thursday in a North Carolina plane crash. He was 57. His death was announced by the Nashville So... [2045 chars]