Brett James Cornelius was born on June 5,1968 and is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville.
17 Facts About Brett James
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Brett James returned to Arista as a recording artist in 2002, releasing two more singles.
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Since the early 2000s, Brett James has become known primarily as a songwriter for other country and pop music artists.
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Brett James was born in Columbia, Missouri; his father was a physician, Dr Sam Cornelius and his mother was Carolyn.
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Brett James graduated from Christian Heritage Academy high-school in Del City, Oklahoma in 1986.
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Brett James attended Baylor University, pledged Sigma Chi Fraternity, and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
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Brett James attended medical school for a time in the early 1990s, but dropped out to pursue a musical career as a recording artist on Career Records, a subsidiary of Arista Nashville, in 1995.
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Brett James returned to his singing career in the early 2000s.
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In 1998, Brett James was at a low point: he had left medical school at the University of Oklahoma after one year to go to Nashville to make a career, but after nine months of waiting tables and attending many open mic nights, he had not had much success, and he was dropped from his recording and publishing deals.
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Brett James thought he was in the wrong business, according to entertainment writer David Ross.
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Brett James met with Producer Mark Bright who agreed to sign him for very little money to Bright's new publishing company, "Teracel Music", as its first and only writer.
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SIx weeks into the agreement, Brett James was re-accepted to medical school and decided to go back.
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Bright asked him if he would continue to write songs anyway, to satisfy the one-year agreement, and Brett James promised to write every third day.
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Brett James continued to write for other artists, with two more of his songs topping the charts: "When the Sun Goes Down" by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker, and "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood, in 2004 and 2006 respectively.
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In 2010 Brett James charted number one with Jason Aldean's "The Truth" and Chris Young's "The Man I Want to Be".
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Brett James co-wrote American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery's debut single "I Love You This Big".
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In 2008, Brett James began working as a record producer, with his production credits including Gracin's We Weren't Crazy, Kristy Lee Cook's Why Wait, a re-release of Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album, Jessica Simpson's Do You Know and Kip Moore's Up All Night.