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Mylon LeFevre
Born October 6, 1944(1944-10-06) (age 62)
Origin Gulfport, Mississippi
Genre(s) Gospel, Rock and Roll, Southern Rock, Christian
Website http://www.mylon.org/bio/index.php

Mylon LeFevre (born on October 6, 1944 in Gulfport, Mississippi) is the former Christian rock singer of the Grammy Award-winning band Mylon and Broken Heart. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Southern rock is a subgenre of Rock music. It developed in the Southern United States from Rock and roll, Country music, and Blues Christian music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of Rock music played by bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He is currently a preacher on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas

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Early history

Mylon was born into a musical, touring, Southern gospel family, The Singing LeFevres, but stopped attending church when he left home. The LeFevres, or The Singing LeFevres, were an American Southern gospel singing group active for nearly 50 years in the middle of the twentieth century At 17 years old, while in the Army, he wrote his first song, "Without Him. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. " The gospel song was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1963, and within the next year, 126 artists recorded his songs. Mylon's first royalty check for "Without Him" was for approximately $90,000, which would be approximately $634,000 in 2008 dollars.

One of the earliest Christian rock albums

He recorded his classic song "Gospel Ship" on his first album, Mylon (alternately titled We Believe) on Cotillion Records. Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. President of Cotillion Records was Henry E Many regard this as one of the first Christian rock albums. Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of Rock music played by bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on While Mylon 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. Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American Southern rock band. He did, however, appear as a fill-in vocalist on several tracks from their album Third Annual Pipe Dream. Barry Bailey, Paul Goddard, and Dean Daughtry from Mylon's band on We Believe went on to become founding members of ARS. Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American Southern rock band. Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American Southern rock band.

Straying from the faith

While the We Believe album contained many overt references to his Christian faith, these would become fewer on subsequent albums until he experienced a spiritual rebirth in 1980. In his secular career, he recorded, toured, or socialized with Eric Clapton, Elton John, Alvin Lee, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Little Richard, the Who, Yes, Ten Years After, Rick Derringer, Traffic, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Charlie Daniels, Tina Turner, Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Mountain, Felix Pappalardi, ZZ Top, and Grand Funk Railroad. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham, England) is an English rock Guitarist William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Howard Duane Allman (November 20 1946 – October 29 1971 was an American, Lead guitarist of the Southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band Raymond Berry Oakley III ( April 4, 1948 – November 11, 1972) was an American Bassist and one of the founding members Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Ten Years After are an English Blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August, 1947, in Fort Recovery Ohio) is an American Guitarist vocalist Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a British -born musician Mountain is an American rock band. The band broke up in 1972 reformed two years later broke up soon after that and have since reconvened and resumed Felix A Pappalardi Jr ( December 30, 1939 &ndash April 17, 1983) was an American music producer, Songwriter, ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band This period of his life was marked by heavy drug use. After a near-fatal heroin overdose in 1973, he began his return to the Christian faith.

Rededication

In 1980, LeFevre "committed [his] life to Jesus" and stopped performing secular music. He got a job as a janitor at his church, Mt. Paran Church of God, in Atlanta. The Church of God (Cleveland is a Pentecostal Christian denomination, with headquarters in Cleveland Tennessee. He started a Christian band called Mylon and Broken Heart in 1981 with some musicians he met in a Bible study. A small offshoot gospel label from MCA Records known as Songbird released his "comeback" album Brand New Start in 1981. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc

Over the next ten years, he released twelve albums and traveled over a million miles. In 1987, the group attempted to cross over to mainstream rock by rechristening itself Look Up! and releasing an album on non-Christian industry label Columbia Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The album contained a retooled updating of "Peace Begins Within" from the We Believe album and a cover of DeGarmo and Key's "Love is All You Need", but it was not commercially successful. DeGarmo and Key were a Christian Rock group that started professionally in 1978 In 1988, his band was honored with a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus for its album Crack the Sky. The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Choir or Chorus was awarded from 1984 to 1990 LeFevre and his band were awarded two GMA Dove Awards and sold another million records. The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music

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 while on a tour bus that summer while touring with White Heart. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply White Heart is a Contemporary Christian Music pop-rock band which formed in 1982. Doctors advised him to stop singing and touring, but he went against their advice that same year, and the group released a couple more albums before it released a compilation of hits in 1992, which marked the end of Mylon & Broken Heart.

Later, LeFevre became a preacher and a 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 Russia, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, the Cayman Islands, and Mexico. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.

He is the father-in-law of Peter Furler of the Christian band Newsboys. Peter Andrew Furler is an Australian Musician, best known as the Lead singer and Guitarist for the Contemporary Christian For the protest event see Newsboys Strike of 1899 Newsboys (sometimes stylized as newsboys) is a Grammy Award -nominated

Discography

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