Brett James

American singer, songwriter, and record producer
Person human Q2126091
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Brett James

Summary

Brett James is a human[1]. He was born in Columbia[2]. He was born on June 5, 1968[3]. He passed away in North Carolina[4]. He died on September 18, 2025[5]. He worked as a record producer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (687 views/month, #6,909 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Brett James's place of birth was Columbia[2].
  • Brett James died in North Carolina[4].
  • Brett James was born on June 5, 1968[3].
  • Brett James died on September 18, 2025[5].
  • Brett James held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Brett James's native language[11].
  • Brett James worked as a record producer[6].
  • Brett James's professions included singer-songwriter[7].
  • Brett James worked as a musician[8].
  • Brett James's education included a stint at University of Oklahoma[12].
  • Brett James was educated at Christian Heritage Academy[13].
  • Brett James's education included a stint at Baylor University[14].
  • Brett James is recorded as male[15].
  • Brett James's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Brett James's genre is country music[17].
  • Brett James's record label is recorded as Arista Nashville[18].
  • Brett James's Commons category is recorded as Brett James[19].
  • The cause of death was airplane crash[20].
  • Brett James's family name is recorded as Cornelius[21].
  • Brett James's given name is recorded as Brett[22].
  • Brett James's given name is recorded as James[23].
  • Brett James's pseudonym is recorded as Brett James[24].
  • Brett James's described at URL is recorded as https://news.sky.com/story/country-singer-songwriter-brett-james-dies-in-small-plane-crash-13433819[25].
  • Brett James's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[26].
  • Brett James's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1968-06-05[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-09-18[31]

  • Genre(s): contemporary country, country[32]

  • Community tags: contemporary country, country, songwriter[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 00a0e8b0-cfc1-464b-8450-581842c08818[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Brett James's place of birth was Columbia[2]. He was born on June 5, 1968[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of Oklahoma[12], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1890[37], headquartered in Norman[38]; Christian Heritage Academy[13], a school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1972[41]; and Baylor University[14], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1845[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and musician[8].

Death and Burial

Brett James died on September 18, 2025[5]. He passed away in North Carolina[4]. The cause of death was airplane crash[20].

Why It Matters

Brett James ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (687 views/month, #6,909 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Brett James born?

Born in Columbia[2], Brett James…

Where did Brett James die?

Brett James died in North Carolina[4].

What did Brett James do for work?

Brett James worked as record producer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and musician[8].

Where did Brett James go to school?

Brett James was educated at University of Oklahoma[12], Christian Heritage Academy[13], and Baylor University[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . apnews.com. Retrieved . apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . apnews.com. Retrieved . apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Cause of death airplane crash
    Occupation record producer, singer-songwriter, musician
    End of work period +2025-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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