Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy Fortune
Jimmy Fortune
	Jimmy Fortune, center, sings "More Than a Name on The Wall" with Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent.
Background information
Born	March 11, 1955 (age 69)
Origin	Staunton, Virginia
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1982-present
Labels	Audium; Song Garden; Fortune Enterprises
Website	Official Website

Jimmy Fortune (born March 11, 1955 in Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American country music singer from Staunton, Virginia.

Biography

Fortune sang tenor for the Statler Brothers for 21 years. He joined them as a replacement for the ailing and original tenor 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, and My Only Love. More Than a Name on a Wall was a top ten country hit. "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.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Sales
Title	Details	US Country	US	US Christ	Sales
When One Door Closes	Release date: August 12, 2003 Label: Audium Entertainment	—	—	—
I Believe	Release date: December 27, 2005 Label: Fortune Enterprises	—	—	—
Feels Like Christmas	Release date: November 29, 2007 Label: Fortune 4	—	—	—
Windows	Release date: December 8, 2009 Label: Fortune Enterprises	—	—	—
Lessons	Release date: August 28, 2012 Label: Fortune Enterprises	—	—	—
Hits & Hymns	Release date: October 23, 2015 Label: Gaither Music Group	10	156	6	US: 42,800^[1]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2003	"What Money Can't Buy"	When One Door Closes
2004	"Elizabeth"	When One Door Closes

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Album
2013	"Working on a Building"	Marty Raybon (with T. Graham Brown & Trace Adkins)	Working on a Building

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1997	"Dare the World" (Various Artists)	John Lloyd Miller

References

^ Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.

External links

Official Website

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[1] Bjorke, Matt (March 28, 2016). "Country Album Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.

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v t e The Statler Brothers
Phil Balsley Lew DeWitt Jimmy Fortune Don Reid Harold Reid
Studio albums	Flowers on the Wall Sing the Big Hits How Great Thou Art Bed of Rose's Pictures of Moments to Remember Short Stories Entertainers...On and Off the Record Christmas Card The Originals 10th Anniversary Years Ago The Legend Goes On Today Atlanta Blue Pardners in Rhyme Christmas Present Four for the Show Maple Street Memories
Notable singles	"I Still Miss Someone" "Flowers on the Wall" "Oh Happy Day" "Bed of Rose's" "Do You Remember These" "The Class of '57" "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You" "How Great Thou Art" "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" "Who Am I to Say" "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" "How to Be a Country Star" "Nothing as Original as You" "Charlotte's Web" "In the Garden" "Don't Wait on Me" "Years Ago" "You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)" "Whatever" "A Child of the Fifties" "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" "Guilty" "Elizabeth" "Atlanta Blue" "One Takes the Blame" "My Only Love" "Hello Mary Lou" "Too Much on My Heart" "Sweeter and Sweeter" "Count On Me" "Only You" "Forever" "I'll Be the One" "The Best I Know How" "Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart" "More Than a Name on a Wall"
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