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    • Mar 11, 1955
    Jimmy Fortune is born in Nelson County, Virginia. He replaces Lew DeWitt in The Statler Brothers in 1982, writing their hits "Elizabeth" and "My Only Love." The Statlers enter the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008
    Jan 28, 1982
    Jimmy Fortune, filling in for ailing Lew DeWitt, performs with The Statler Brothers for the first time in Savannah, Georgia
    Jun 25, 1982
    The Statler Brothers announce that Crohn's disease has forced the retirement of Lew DeWitt. Jimmy Fortune replaces him, the group's first lineup change in 18 years
    Jul 4, 1982
    Jerry Reed joins The Statler Brothers at their "Happy Birthday U.S.A." concert in Staunton, Virginia, drawing 65,000 fans. It's the first Fourth of July concert for new Statler Jimmy Fortune
    Jul 18, 1993
    Jimmy Fortune sings the national anthem at the Babe Ruth League's Virginia state tournament in Manassas. His son, Matthew Fortune, is a pitcher for Staunton, beaten by the Spotsylvania National West All-Stars, 10-4
    Dec 20, 2002
    The Statler Brothers' Jimmy Fortune sings solo on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Nov 29, 2005
    John Conlee, Lee Greenwood, Jimmy Fortune and songwriter Roxie Dean perform a free Welcome Home concert in Franklin, Tennessee, for a Williamson County National Guard unit returning from a year of service in Iraq and Kosovo
    Jun 7, 2006
    David Frizzell, Allen Frizzell, Jimmy Fortune, Kevin Denney and Ken Mellons perform during songwriter Billy Yates' Countriest of the Country benefit concert at Nashville's Texas Troubadour Theatre
    Nov 7, 2007
    Jimmy Fortune joins bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent in the reading of names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. They perform the Statler Brothers hit "More Than A Name On A Wall"
    May 7, 2008
    The Statler Brothers' Jimmy Fortune is honored by the Tennessee State Senate with a resolution for "playing a significant role in the growth of the country music industry." He performs "Elizabeth" and "More Than A Name On A Wall"
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