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Carrie Underwood is remembering one of her most loyal songwriters, Brett James. A day after James died in a plane crash<\/a>, the country queen shared a touching tribute, honoring his life and their work together over many decades.<\/p>\n \u201cSome things are just unfathomable. The loss of Brett James to his family, friends and our music community is too great to put into words,\u201d Underwood wrote Friday. \u201cBrett was the epitome of \u2018cool.\u2019 I see him in my mind riding up to my cabins to write on his motorcycle\u2026his hair somehow perfectly coiffed despite being under a helmet for however long.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n James \u2014 who was also a songwriter for Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, and Jason Aldean \u2014 was reportedly piloting a Cirrus SR22T plane, which took off from Nashville\u2019s John C. Tune Airport on Thursday afternoon before crashing in North Carolina.<\/p>\n Underwood described James as a \u201cgood guy,\u201d and reminisced about hearing him sing a cover of \u201cCowboy Casanova,\u201d which he co-wrote with her. \u201cA sassy girl anthem should\u2019ve sounded ridiculous coming from a macho dude like him, but somehow, he even made that cool,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n James co-wrote many of Underwood\u2019s greatest hits, including \u201cJesus, Take the Wheel\u201d from Some Hearts, \u201cFlat on the Floor\u201d from Carnival Ride, \u201cChurch Bells\u201d from Storyteller, numerous songs from Cry Pretty, and a pair from Storyteller. \u201cJesus, Take the Wheel\u201d won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2006.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember writing with him on a song that he basically wrote 75% of and had ready when he walked in the room,\u201d Underwood wrote in her tribute. \u201cWe filled in the blanks and added a little melody, and I told him after that I didn\u2019t feel right splitting the credit evenly when he did most of the work. He wouldn\u2019t have it. He insisted that everything be equal. He was just that kind of guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Underwood also celebrated both their connection with God and recalled singing together at church. \u201cMy favorite songs to sing of ours are the ones that he or we wrote about Jesus because the thoughts and feelings behind them are so genuine and pure,\u201d Underwood explained. \u201cI won\u2019t ever sing one note of them again without thinking of him.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cBrett\u2019s passing is leaving a hole in all of us that I fear won\u2019t ever go away. It will forever be a reminder that this life is but a moment\u2026 We have to make the most of each day we\u2019re given here on earth. Each day is a gift. I\u2019m asking all of you to pray for his family, friends and all of us that were blessed enough to know Brett.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLove you, man,\u201d she ended her post. \u201cI\u2019ll see you again someday.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carrie Underwood is remembering one of her most loyal songwriters, Brett James. A day after James died in a plane crash, the country queen shared a touching tribute, honoring his life and their work together over many decades. \u201cSome things are just unfathomable. 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