Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood songwriter Brett James dies in plane crash

Brett James Cornelius, a Grammy-winning country music songwriter who wrote over 15 songs with Rascal Flatts, died on Sept. 18 after a small-engine plane crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina. The Columbia, Missouri, native cowrote hits including Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take The Wheel," which earned him a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Country Song. He was also a 2020 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Cornelius penned Rascal Flatts hits, including "Summer Nights" and "Love You Out Loud." Gary LeVox, the lead singer of the...