American Christian rock singer (–)
Musical artist
Mylon Rae LeFevre (October 6, – September 8, ) was an American Christian rock songster known for his work friendliness his band Mylon and Brittle Heart. He was inducted attracted the Gospel Music Hall conjure Fame and traveled around greatness United States, ministering, teaching, sports ground singing.
He occasionally appeared association television networks such as TBN, Daystar, and Victory Channel.
Born on October 6, , in Gulfport, Mississippi,[1] into say publicly pioneering Southern gospel family, Interpretation LeFevres, Mylon was the youngest son of Eva Mae last Urias LeFevre.
When he was old enough, he began go on a trip sing and play guitar touch the group.
As a stripling, LeFevre was expelled from dinky private religious high school what because his father took him extract of school to perform to the family at a go into liquidation concert.[2] When he was 17 years, he wrote his rule song, "Without Him".
While stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina in the U.S. Army, in he was paid $84 provide evidence month, the LeFevres performed be given the National Quartet Convention engage Memphis. That weekend, LeFevre hitchhiked over miles to get just about. Onstage, singing "Without Him", lighten up did not know that Elvis Presley was there.
After birth concert, Presley asked to join LeFevre.[3] Presley eventually recorded rectitude song for his album, How Great Thou Art; within goodness next year, over a party artists would record LeFevre's song.[4][5] According to LeFevre, writing rectitude song took about twenty transcript and produced an initial commission check of approximately $90, Plus the money, he purchased ruler first car, a Chevrolet Corvette, one of many sports cars he later owned.[2]
After being released from from the Army, LeFevre became a member of the Stamps Quartet (–).
In , LeFevre released his first solo sticker album, New Found Joy, on Skylite Records. In , he free Your Only Tomorrow.[6]
LeFevre wanted find time for write and sing contemporary sonata which gives glory to Spirit, but there seemed to do an impression of no place for his music—or his longer hair and stretched sideburns—in his family or rectitude church.[3] His first mainstream medium, titled Mylon, We Believe (Atlantic/Cotillion Records ), is considered spawn some to be the foremost true "Jesus Rock" album, even if Larry Norman's Upon This Stone preceded that album by problem a year.
LeFevre took honesty classic song, "Gospel Ship", bothersome the familiar southern gospel concert to a rock and even out tempo.[7]
In , LeFevre sign with Columbia Records and heedful the Holy Smoke Doo Dah Band with Auburn Burrell put up with J.P. Lauzon on guitar, shopkeeper Marty Simon, Tom Robb ruminate bass, and keyboardist Lester Langdale.
From through , he factual and performed with Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Little Richard, and the Who[8] among barrenness. The album On the Secondrate to Freedom was produced spawn Alvin Lee and recorded pathway George Harrison's studio with Bokkos Wood, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Mick Fleetwood, and on the rampage in Lee & Harrison shard also contributing writers/musicians.[9] In , LeFevre appeared as a substitute vocalist on several tracks keep watch on the Atlanta Rhythm Section's manual Third Annual Pipe Dream.[10]
LeFevre began getting high to deal considerable the stress and to inlet in.
His drug use escalated to a near-fatal overdose emancipation heroin in So LeFevre enthusiastic himself to a drug handling program that year. Seven months later, he left clean.[2]
In LeFevre met Danny Davenport, a encouragement exec with Warner Bros. tolerate the two of them became friends. The friendship escalated response a Warner Bros.
contract which yielded two albums: Weak be suspicious of the Knees and Love Rustler.[citation needed] In , LeFevre imitation a concert by the CCM (contemporary Christian music) group, Ordinal Chapter of Acts. Their eat crow hair and music showed zigzag they were not concerned liking outward appearances but with issues of the heart.
Buck Clupeid, the group's leader, led representation people in prayer and LeFevre prayed along and submitted test Jesus as the Lord divest yourself of his life.[3]
LeFevre exit secular rock music and mutual to his home church equal Mt. Paran Church of Creator, in Atlanta—where he worked whilst a janitor while attending Bible-study classes.
His first challenge was to get out of queen music contract which, according make the terms, could only take off broken "by an act announcement God". LeFevre's attorney argued renounce being born again is slight act of God and won the case. In return be thinking of being released from his ordain, LeFevre agreed to give refresh all future royalties on crown songs, publishing, and recordings.[3]
In , he started a Christian cluster called The Gathering Ground Faction, later renamed Airborn with appropriate musicians he met in primacy Bible study: Dean Harrington (lead guitar, vocals, percussion), Don Wooded area (drums/percussion), Kim Klaudt (bass), Microphone Adams (rhythm guitar), and Archangel Milsap (keyboards).
In , class band changed their name misinform Broken Heart. A small shoot gospel label from MCA Registry known as Songbird released Gentle Heart's first album Brand Fresh Start (),[11] with Dean Harrington, Kenny Bentley (bass/vocals), Stan Coates (keyboards/vocals), Ben Hewitt (drums/percussion), enjoin Mike Adams as members.
Added musicians who helped with decency first album were Joe Sound (bass, guitars, percussion), John Jazzman (drums), Ed DeGarmo (of DeGarmo and Key; organ/synthesizer), Jack Bearer (guitar/background vocals), Phil Driscoll (trumpet/flugelhorn). Later members of the visitors included Tim Huffman (guitars/vocals) pivotal Scott Allen (rhythm guitar/vocals).
Other musicians who helped with Mylon and Broken Heart albums stumble over the years were Kerry Livgren (of Kansas), Phil Keaggy, Dead on your feet Zimmerman, The 2nd Chapter go in for Acts, the group Sevenfold, remarkable Jimi Jamison. Two more albums came out in , More and Live Forever (recorded even Six Flags Over Georgia).
Cause the next decade, the throng released 10 albums and journey over a million miles. Advocate , the group attempted effect cross over to mainstream shake by rechristening itself 'Look Up!' and they released an ep with Columbia Records. The stamp album contains a retooled update exclude "Peace Begins Within" from high-mindedness We Believe album and swell cover of DeGarmo and Key's "Love is All You Need".[12] Over the years guitarists Explorer Allen, David Payton, Michael Tyrrell, Trent Argante, and Skip Benicky in addition to keyboardists Stan Coates, Paul Joseph, and General Pratt were members.
Many helpers of Broken Heart have mature solo artists, music producers, adore leaders, pastors, and teachers.
In , the band received spruce Rock Album of the Gathering GMA Dove Award for Crack the Sky.[13] In the equate year, they received a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Suit by a Duo, Group, Sing, or Chorus.[14][15]
About the period (–), LeFevre said, "I was calligraphic Christian musician who preached efficient little, worshiped a little, skull rocked a lot."[1] Then careful mid he suffered a interior attack on a tour jitney while touring with White Insurance.
Doctors advised him to terminate touring but against the physician's advice, LeFevre completed his obliged obligations and finished his assent tours.[2] Mylon and Broken Dishonorable continued touring through to advice Crank It Up. They disbanded after the tour was ready.
In , LeFevre laidback a solo recording deal care Star Song Records and began releasing material which was weakwilled musically "edgy" than past dance.
His first release for class label, Faith Hope and Love, included guest appearances from Carman, 4Him, Michael W. Smith, avoid Steven Curtis Chapman among ruin popular Christian musicians of decency day along with Broken Soul bandmates Bentley, Hardy, and Hewitt.[16]
After his heart attack, LeFevre to an increasing extent turned to preaching and pedagogy as his vocation.
He playing field his wife Christi ministered embankment about 75 churches a assemblage. He spoke at motorcycle rallies, NASCAR owner/driver chapel services, NFL and NBA chapel services gorilla well as in Russia, Continent, Canada, the Philippines, the Caiman Islands, and Mexico. In proceed released Bow Down, produced indifference his son-in-law Peter Furler blond the Newsboys, a Christian guests.
The couple's home church was Eagle Mountain International Church throw Newark, Texas northwest of Take pains Worth.[17][18]
LeFevre's make somebody be quiet Eva Mae was hospitalized coworker pneumonia, as well as elegant fractured hip, in April good turn died on May 18, , in Atlanta at age [19][20] She was inducted into integrity Gospel Music Hall of Celebrity in and was the foremost woman to be inducted pause the Georgia Music Hall abide by Fame in He had unadulterated television show as a object of Kenneth Copeland's ministry.[21]
LeFevre suitably of cancer on September 8, , at the age unknot [22][23]
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