It is that the Grammy-winning vocalist Brett James, wholy in the country music community, She died at the age of 57 in a small plane crash in the city of Franklin, North Carolina, on September 18.

It is that the Cirrus SR22T single-engine small aircraft, registered under James' name, took off at 12:41 p.m. from Nashville John Thun airport, Tennessee, and crashed around 3 p.m. on the farmland next to McKinsey airport, North Carolina. In addition to Brett James, his girlfriend and his 28-year-old daughter were on board, all three of whom died.The accident took place not far from a primary school and did not cause any casualties on the ground.

Brett James's family is uncommon, owns a $ 2 million luxury house, he also has a small airplane, the day before the crash was his daughter's 28th birthday, the girlfriend had sent a birthday letter for her, this flight trip, is thought to be one of the links for the daughter's birthday.

According to the news, Brett James had a marriage and gave birth to four children with his ex-wife, and the other three children did not participate in the trip that day.

For the death of a family of Brett James, many singers expressed condolences, according to the relevant association statistics, Brett James created more than 800 songs during his lifetime, participated in the production of albums sales of more than 1,100 million, is regarded as the soul figure of American country music.

His main work includes Kelly Andrews' "Jesus, Take the Wheel," a song about a woman's restoration of faith after a danger on the highway, not only helping Andrew climb the top of country music, but also winning the Grammy for Best Country Song for James and Andrews.

He used to help Taylor Swift create a song from his debut album, A Perfectly Good Heart, featured on his 2006 album of the same name, Taylor Swift, co-written by Taylor Swift and Brett James. It is an emotional country pop song that tells about the complex emotions and processes of liberation toward the predecessor after the breakup, reflecting Taylor Swift's sincere portrayal of early youth love.

Source: The New China Daily

Edited by: Zhao Ming