God gives a former Statler Brother direction

For former Statler Brothers tenor Jimmy Fortune, God has guided his musical career. When he was a performer at Wintergreen Ski Resort in Virginia, Fortune caught the ear of Statler Brothers' singer Lew DeWitt and was invited to join the group. The funny thing was that Fortune was supposed to have the night off, but went in to work anyway -- because he felt God telling him to do so.

In an article in The Herald News, Fortune shares how God guided him in his solo career as well:

Six years ago, while he was in the midst of trying to find a new direction for his solo career he said God, once again, made his plans known to the singer. 'I was out on my tractor mowing the grass when God spoke up and said, ‘You need to move to Tennessee’ and I started arguing with him: ‘But God, This is my dream house – I don’t want to move.’ So I put a price on it that was so high I didn’t think it would ever sell and it sold within four days. And when the lady handed me the contract, I knew God needed me out there making music in Tennessee,' he said.

Fortune last performed with the Statler Brothers in 2002.