Jimmy Fortune is in the Country and Gospel Music halls of fame as a member of the Statler Brothers. But before that, ... when original Statlers tenor Lew DeWitt heard him.

Check out Wednesday’s Extra or music.roanoke.com for our story on Seals, who is carrying on the tradition of his old band leader. A classic country music resume doesn’t get much classier than ...

Fortune, a Virginia native, performed with the legendary Statler Brothers for 20 years, first as a temporary replacement for member Lew DeWitt. Fortune’s first show with the Statler Brothers was ...

HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: Country-Gospel singer Jimmy Fortune to perform at The Harvester ... He was a replacement for Lew DeWitt, the original tenor of the group, who left due to health issues.

When Staunton-based Country Music Hall of Fame band Statler Brothers needed to replace original member Lew DeWitt, the vocal quartet turned to a DeWitt discovery, Jimmy Fortune. The new guy did ...

Jimmy Fortune used to watch Glen Campbell’s television shows with his dad. ... Fortune was performing at a ski resort when he was discovered by original Statler Brothers tenor Lew DeWitt.

Former Statler Brother’s tenor Lew DeWitt recruited Fortune as his replacement. ... Jimmy Fortune. 7 p.m. Saturday. Nelson County High School; 6919 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston.

Not with his eyes, but with his voice. The date was 1981, and the place was a ski resort in Virginia when Fortune found good fortune while he sang Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” Lew DeWitt of the ...

The life and music of local legend Lew DeWitt is on display now at the Waynesboro Heritage Museum. Although he lived to only be 52, DeWitt achieved fame as a member of the Statler Brothers ...

Fortune performed with the legendary Statler Brothers for 20 years, first as a temporary replacement for member Lew DeWitt. “My professional career started when I went with the Statler Brothers ...