FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY: JIMMY FORTUNE NAMED ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S “TOP 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2025” When the announcement came, the room rose to its feet — not out of surprise, but out of love. Jimmy Fortune, once the youngest voice of The Statler Brothers, now stands among the world’s most influential figures, honored not for fame, but for faith, heart, and endurance. Through decades of change, his voice has been a constant — tender as prayer, steady as the mountains of Virginia where he was born. On stage or off, Jimmy has carried a message bigger than music: that hope can still rise from loss, and gratitude can turn grief into grace. As the world applauded, he simply smiled, hands folded, eyes glistening with humility. “I just sing what I believe,” he said softly — a reminder that true influence isn’t measured in power, but in the hearts one voice can heal.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY: Jimmy Fortune Named One of TIME Magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential People of 2025”…