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Fortune sang [[tenor]] for [[the Statler Brothers]] for 21 years. He joined them as a replacement for the ailing [[Lew DeWitt]] in 1982 and joined the group permanently when DeWitt was unable to return to the stage. Fortune wrote several number one songs that were recorded by the [[Statler Brothers]], including [[Elizabeth (Statler Brothers song)|Elizabeth]], [[Too Much on My Heart]], [[My Only Love (song)|My Only Love]], and [[More Than a Name on a Wall]]. "Elizabeth" recently was a top bluegrass release for [[Dailey & Vincent]]. He spent 21 years touring, singing, and performing with them until Don, Harold and Phil, the other three members of the group retired in 2002. Since then he has continued an extensive performance schedule in the U.S. and Canada. He has continued as a songwriter and has recorded a number of projects in Nashville. |
Fortune sang [[tenor]] for [[the Statler Brothers]] for 21 years. He joined them as a replacement for the ailing [[Lew DeWitt]] in 1982 and joined the group permanently when DeWitt was unable to return to the stage. Fortune wrote several number one songs that were recorded by the [[Statler Brothers]], including [[Elizabeth (Statler Brothers song)|Elizabeth]], [[Too Much on My Heart]], [[My Only Love (song)|My Only Love]], and [[More Than a Name on a Wall]]. "Elizabeth" recently was a top bluegrass release for [[Dailey & Vincent]]. He spent 21 years touring, singing, and performing with them until Don, Harold and Phil, the other three members of the group retired in 2002. Since then he has continued an extensive performance schedule in the U.S. and Canada. He has continued as a songwriter and has recorded a number of projects in Nashville. |
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He has lost none of his crystal clear and remarkable high tenor range but has extended it to a creditable baritone as well now that he is a solo act. He has extensive family ties to his native Virginia and performs in the region frequently, as well as close to his new Tennessee home, and has been traveling widely this past year including forays into Canada. Fortune has recorded five solo albums. His current wife, Nina Shumate, is his third. She was his manager for a while, but has been replaced as she mismanaged him and his career has faltered. Six of his seven children were from his first two wives. One of the seven was born by a woman to whom he was not married. None are from Nina. Jimmy Fortune openly speaks about his failed marriages in |
He has lost none of his crystal clear and remarkable high tenor range but has extended it to a creditable baritone as well now that he is a solo act. He has extensive family ties to his native Virginia and performs in the region frequently, as well as close to his new Tennessee home, and has been traveling widely this past year including forays into Canada. Fortune has recorded five solo albums. His current wife, Nina Shumate, is his third. She was his manager for a while, but has been replaced as she mismanaged him and his career has faltered. Six of his seven children were from his first two wives. One of the seven was born by a woman to whom he was not married. None are from Nina. Jimmy Fortune openly speaks about his failed marriages in various interviews. He currently lives in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]] not far from Nashville. |
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Jimmy Fortune | |
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 Jimmy Fortune, center, sings "More Than a Name on The Wall" with Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 11, 1955 |
| Origin | Staunton, Virginia |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1982-present |
| Labels | Audium Sound Garden Fortune 4 |
| Website | Official Website |
Jimmy Fortune (born March 11, 1955 in Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American country music singer. He hails from Staunton, Virginia.
Biography
Fortune sang tenor for the Statler Brothers for 21 years. He joined them as a replacement for the ailing Lew DeWitt in 1982 and joined the group permanently when DeWitt was unable to return to the stage. Fortune wrote several number one songs that were recorded by the Statler Brothers, including Elizabeth, Too Much on My Heart, My Only Love, and More Than a Name on a Wall. "Elizabeth" recently was a top bluegrass release for Dailey & Vincent. He spent 21 years touring, singing, and performing with them until Don, Harold and Phil, the other three members of the group retired in 2002. Since then he has continued an extensive performance schedule in the U.S. and Canada. He has continued as a songwriter and has recorded a number of projects in Nashville.
He has lost none of his crystal clear and remarkable high tenor range but has extended it to a creditable baritone as well now that he is a solo act. He has extensive family ties to his native Virginia and performs in the region frequently, as well as close to his new Tennessee home, and has been traveling widely this past year including forays into Canada. Fortune has recorded five solo albums. His current wife, Nina Shumate, is his third. She was his manager for a while, but has been replaced as she mismanaged him and his career has faltered. Six of his seven children were from his first two wives. One of the seven was born by a woman to whom he was not married. None are from Nina. Jimmy Fortune openly speaks about his failed marriages in various interviews. He currently lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee not far from Nashville.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Album | Label |
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| 2003 | When One Door Closes | Audium |
| 2005 | I Believe | Sound Garden |
| 2007 | Feels Like Christmas | Fortune 4 |
| 2009 | Windows | Fortune Enterprises |
| 2012 | Lessons | Fortune Enterprises |
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "What Money Can't Buy" | When One Door Closes |
| 2004 | "Elizabeth" |
External links
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- American country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- American tenors
- American people of Scotch-Irish descent
- American people of Welsh descent
- People from Sumner County, Tennessee
- People from Williamsburg, Virginia
- 1955 births
- Living people
- The Statler Brothers members
- Country musicians from Virginia
- Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Members of the Country Music Association
- American country singer stubs