Mylon LeFevre (born on October 6, 1944 in Gulfport, Mississippi) was born into a Southern Gospel family, The Singing LeFevres, but stopped attending church when he left home. At 17 years old, he wrote his first song, Without Him, while in the Army. The gospel song was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1963, and within the next year, 126 artists had recorded his songs. He recorded his classic song Gospel Ship on his first album Mylon, We Believe on Cotillion Records. His early gospel songs and recordings sold millions of copies. Image File history File linksMetadata MylonLeFevre. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Location of Gulfport in the State of Mississippi Coordinates: , Country United States State Mississippi County Harrison Founded Incorporated Government  - Mayor Brent Warr Area  - City  64. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Southern rock is a sub genre of rock music. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Location of Gulfport in the State of Mississippi Coordinates: , Country United States State Mississippi County Harrison Founded Incorporated Government  - Mayor Brent Warr Area  - City  64. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. ...

In his secular career, he recorded or toured with Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, Billy Joel, Little Richard, the Who, Yes, Ten Years After, Traffic, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Charlie Daniels, Tina Turner, Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Mountain, ZZ Top, and Grand Funk Railroad, etc. Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Alvin Lee (born December 19, 1944 in Nottingham, England) is an English guitarist. ... William Martin Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. ... Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who began performing in the 1940s and recording from 1951. ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964 and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Traffic was a rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in late 1966 by Steve Winwood with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award and Grammy Award winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Charlie Daniels performed at a USO concert at Camp Victory, Iraq on April 10, 2005 Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music, Southern rock, and jazz singer, fiddler, and guitarist. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Mick Fleetwood (born 24 June 1947) is an English musician best known for his role as the drummer with the rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac. ... Mountain is an American rock band, popular in the early 1970s. ... ZZ Top is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band. ...

While he has claimed for many years to have been a founding member of seminal Southern Rock act, Atlanta Rhythm Section, the band's website disputes this claim. He did, however, appear as a fill in vocalist on several tracks from their album, Third Annual Pipe Dream. To Mylon's credit, two people who were part of his band and appeared on his first album, "We Believe," went on to become founding members of Atlanta Rhythm Section; Barry Bailey and Dean Daughtry. Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band. ... Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band. ... Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band. ...

He used cocaine for ten years. After a heroin overdose in the early 1970's, he slowly began his return to the Christian faith. Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

In 1980, LeFevre "committed [his] life to Jesus", quit rock and roll and became a janitor at his church in Atlanta, Georgia. He started a Christian band named Mylon and Broken Heart in 1981 with some musicians he met in a bible study. Over the next ten years, he released twelve CDs and traveled over a million miles. In 1988 his band was honored with a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus for their album Crack the Sky. LeFevre and his band were awarded two GMA Dove Awards, and sold another million records. About this period (1982-1991), LeFevre said, "I was a Christian musician who preached a little, worshipped a little, and rocked a lot." He suffered a massive heart attack in 1989. Hotlanta redirects here. ... The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus was awarded from 1984 to 1990. ... The Gospel Music Association Dove Awards (shortened to GMA Dove Awards), known as the GMA Music Awards in 2006 and a few years before but better known even then as the Dove Awards, were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

Later, LeFevre became a preacher and teacher, and his recordings focused on worship and praise music. He and his wife Christi minister in about 75 churches a year. He has also spoken at motorcycle rallies, NASCAR owner/driver chapel services, NFL and NBA chapel services, and in the former Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Cayman Islands, and Mexico.

He is the father-in-law of Peter Furler of the Christian band the Newsboys. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Newsboys is a Christian pop band. ...

Discography

• 1970 Mylon (We Believe)
• 1971 With Holy Smoke
• 1972 Mylon with Holy Smoke
• 1972 Over the Influence
• 1972 Pierce & Mylon Lefevre
• 1973 On the Road to Freedom (with Alvin Lee)
• 1977 Weak at the Knees
• 1978 Love Rustler
• 1980 Rock 'N Roll Resurrection
• 1981 Brand New Start
• 1983 More
• 1983 Live Forever (Live)
• 1985 Sheep In Wolves Clothing
• 1987 Crack the Sky
• 1987 Look Up
• 1988 Face the Music
• 1988 Greatest Hits
• 1989 Big World
• 1991 Crank It Up
• 1992 A Decade of Love
• 1993 Faith Hope & Love
• 2003 Bow Down

On the Road to Freedom is the 1973 album by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre. ...

External links

• Mylon LeFevre Ministries
• Tribute to Mylon LeFevre
• Mylon LeFevre at the All Music Guide