The country music world was rocked Thursday by the news that beloved singer-songwriter Brett James was killed in a small plane crash in North Carolina.

James, a Grammy-winning songwriter and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, was in a plane that went down near an elementary school in Franklin, North Carolina.

“A Cirrus SR22T crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina, around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18,” the FAA shared in a statement. “Three people were on board. THE FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates.”

The news spread quickly and folks turned out on social media to express their heartbreak in the wake of his death.

“Brett James died today,” Alis

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