NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tributes are pouring in for beloved Nashville songwriter Brett Cornelius, who goes by Brett James.

James was among three people killed in plane crash Thursday in North Carolina after departing from Nashville. He was just 57 years old.

The other two victims were identified as Melody Carole and Meryl Maxwell Wilson, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

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