India, Nov. 20 -- In a sombre moment on the 59th CMA Awards ceremony, on Wednesday, November 19, tributes were paid to Brett James, a songwriter from Nashville who was killed in a plane crash this year. Singer Kenny Chesney performed the 2004 song, When the Sun Goes Down, as the screen in the background showed the image of James, the lyricist of the track, who passed away earlier in the year, reported by the Nashville Tennessean.

James was a Grammy-winning songwriter who was also the man behind Carrie Underwood's Jesus, Take the Wheel. He has several other notable hits to his credit.

"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," Carrie Underwoo...