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Jason Aldean<\/a> was among the first artists to tribute late songwriter Brett James<\/a> on Thursday night (Sept. 18). The hitmaker learned about the songwriter’s death just hours before a scheduled show in Lincoln, Neb.<\/p>\n Within a few hours, other artists including\u00a0Dierks Bentley<\/a>, Josh Gracin<\/a>, Gary LeVox <\/a>and Sara Evans<\/a> would share their own personal memories of James, whose death in a North Carolina plane crash<\/a> shocked the country music community.<\/p>\n “The Truth” is the most famous Jason Aldean song that James helped write, but it was hardly the only one in the catalog.<\/p>\n There were at least 10 songs from Aldean’s first eight albums, including “Gonna Know We Were Here” and “Grown Woman,” an early duet with Miranda Lambert<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Heartbroken to hear of the loss of my friend Brett James tonight,” Aldean shares on social media. “Honored to have met him and worked with him.”<\/p>\n A clip includes his onstage comments and a bit of him singing “The Truth,” which James wrote with Ashley Monroe<\/a> and Aldean released in 2009.<\/p>\n Bentley also shared an emotional story about working with and knowing James.<\/p>\n “Total stud. Fellow aviator. One of the best singer-songwriters in our town \u2026 total legend,” he begins<\/a> before reflecting on writing “I Hold On” with him.<\/p>\nHow Did Brett James Die?<\/h3>\n
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Which Jason Aldean Songs Did Brett James Write?<\/h3>\n
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