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Brett James, 57, died in a plane crash on September 18.

The songwriter is credited with writing hundreds of songs.

Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, and more stars have shared stories about him.

Songwriter Brett James died in a plane crash on September 18. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, "A Cirrus SR22T crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina, around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 18. Three people were on board." ABC News reports that the other passengers, Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell Wilson, both from Tennessee, were also killed in the crash, citing the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

Brett was a prolific songwriter who wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs for artists including Carrie Underwood , Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw , Martin

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