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Carrie Underwood pays tribute to her late friend and collaborator Brett | |
James, ‘the epitome of cool’ | |
By Megan Thomas, CNN | |
Updated: | |
3:11 PM EDT, Fri September 19, 2025 | |
Source: CNN | |
Carrie Underwood is mourning the , who wrote one of her biggest songs. | |
Grammy-winning songwriter James died in a plane crash on Thursday, | |
according to the . He was 57. | |
Underwood and James collaborated on the 2005 hit “Jesus, Take the | |
Wheel,” as well as her 2009 song “Cowboy Casanova.” | |
“Some things are just unfathomable. The loss of Brett James to his | |
family, friends and our music community is too great to put into | |
words,” Underwood wrote in a shared on social media on Friday. | |
“Brett was the epitome of ‘cool.’ I see him in my mind riding up | |
to my cabins to write on his motorcycle…his hair somehow perfectly | |
coiffed despite being under a helmet for however long. I always loved | |
hearing him sing ‘Cowboy Casanova’ because a sassy girl anthem | |
should’ve sounded ridiculous coming from a macho dude like him, but | |
somehow, he even made that cool,” she continued. | |
James worked with other top artists, including , Bon Jovi and Keith | |
Urban. He also cowrote Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night” and was | |
regarded as one of the industry’s most sought-after collaborators. | |
“Brett’s passing is leaving a hole in all of us that I fear won’t | |
ever go away. It will forever be a reminder that this life is but a | |
moment…we have to make the most of each day we’re given here on | |
earth. Each day is a gift,” Underwood concluded her post. | |
“Love you, man. I’ll see you again someday.” | |
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