13 Facts About Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy Fortune was born on March 11,1955 and is an American country music singer from Nelson County, Virginia.

Jimmy Fortune was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 as a member of The Statler Brothers.

Jimmy Fortune grew up in Nelson County, Virginia, where he attended Nelson County High School in Lovingston, Virginia.

The original tenor of the Statler Brothers, Lew DeWitt, heard Jimmy Fortune sing at a local ski resort.

When DeWitt was suffering from Crohn's disease and needed a temporary replacement, he asked Jimmy Fortune to come to audition for the band in Nashville.

Jimmy Fortune started performing with the Statler Brothers in 1982, originally as a temporary replacement for DeWitt.

Jimmy Fortune joined the group permanently later in the year when DeWitt decided to quit the group due to his illness.

Jimmy Fortune spent 21 years touring, singing, and performing with the Statler Brothers.

In 2002, after the Statlers disbanded, Jimmy Fortune continued his career as a solo artist with an extensive performance schedule in the US and Canada.

Jimmy Fortune has continued as a songwriter and has recorded some projects in Nashville.

In 2020, Jimmy Fortune collaborated with Bradley Walker, Ben Isaacs, and Mike Rogers, and formed a group later named Brothers of the Heart.

On July 8,2023, a bronze statue of Jimmy Fortune was unveiled in Nelson County, Virginia.

Jimmy Fortune attended the ceremony, where a statue of fellow Nelson County native Earl Hamner Jr.