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Brett James

ブレット・ジェームズ　/　ぶれっと・じぇーむず

American record producer

June 5, 1968 (age 58)　・　Columbia, Missouri, United States

Missouri
record producer
singer-songwriter

My Take

James is the unsung architect type I always root for. A Missouri kid and Oklahoma grad who sang his own records, he found his real calling writing hits for other voices in Nashville. There's a quiet wisdom in choosing the craft over the spotlight, in building songs that strangers sing for years. The way his credits read producer first, songwriter second tells the whole story. Hearing of his death in 2025 felt like another door closing on an era of country. I have endless respect for the workhorses who hold up the genre's backbone from the wings, and he was one.

Overview

Brett James Cornelius (June 5, 1968 – September 18, 2025) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville. James began his musical career in 1995 with a self-titled album on the former Arista Nashville's Career Records division, which charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Brett James
Name (Japanese): ブレット・ジェームズ
Reading: ぶれっと・じぇーむず
Born: June 5, 1968 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Monkey
Origin: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: record producer / singer-songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Oklahoma

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett%20James

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