Jimmy Fortune (born March 11, 1955) is an American country music singer from Nelson County, Virginia.

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

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

The DVD release of a TV special, "Jimmy Fortune: Hits & Hymns," hosted by Bill Gaither, debuted at No.

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