Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the towering Gunsmoke star relaxes with a script for an upcoming episode, ...

James Arness had every right to be proud of "Gunsmoke." The long-lived western boasts one of the lengthiest runs on American television at twenty seasons and was once even the primetime series with ...

James Arness, the 6-foot-6 actor who towered over the television landscape for two decades as righteous Dodge City lawman Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88. The actor died in his sleep ...

With over 600 episodes of this classic Western television program, it’s hard to nail down one episode that changed everything for Gunsmoke. After all, so many of these Western adventures are ...

Carrie Underwood is remembering one of her most loyal songwriters, Brett James. A day after James died in a plane crash, the country queen shared a touching tribute, honoring his life and their work ...

Carrie Underwood is mourning the loss of her friend Brett James, who wrote one of her biggest songs.Grammy-winning songwriter James died in a plane crash on Thursday, according to the Nashville ...

Jason Aldean was among the first artists to tribute late songwriter Brett James on Thursday night (Sept. 18). The hitmaker learned about the songwriter's death just hours before a scheduled show in ...

Brett James wrote hundreds of songs for dozens of country stars, but his work for Carrie Underwood is his signature. On Friday afternoon (Sept. 19), the "Jesus Take the Wheel" singer tried to put into ...

Carrie Underwood shared an emotional tribute to songwriter Brett James after his “unfathomable” death on Thursday at the age of 57. The two collaborated on many songs together, most famously “Jesus, ...

The country star and songwriter collaborated on the Grammy-winning song 'Jesus, Take the Wheel' Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work ...