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{{Infobox musical artist 2|Name = Mylon LeFevre|Img = MylonLeFevre.jpg|Background = solo_singer|Born = (born on [[October 6]], [[1944]]|Origin = in [[Gulfport, (Mississippi]])|Genre = [[GospelGulfport]], [[Rock and RollMississippi]]) was born into a Southern Gospel family, [[Southern Rock]]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, [[Christian music|Christian]]|URL = http://www126 artists had recorded his songs.mylonHe recorded his classic song “Gospel Ship" on his first album" Mylon, We Believe".org/bio/indexHis early gospel songs and recordings sold millions of copies.php}}

'''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". His early gospel songs and recordings sold millions of copies. In his secular career, he recorded or toured with [[different well known artists, including Eric Clapton]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Little Richard]], [[the Who]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[Ten Years After]], [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]], [[George Harrison]], [[and Paul McCartney]],[[Charlie Daniels]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Willie Nelson]],[[Mick Fleetwood]], [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]], [[ZZ Top]], and [[Grand Funk Railroad]], etc.

In 1980, LeFevre "committed [his] life to Jesus", quit rock and roll and became a janitor at his church in Atlanta, Ga. He started a Christian band named Mylon and Broken Heart in 1981 with some musicians he met in bible [[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 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.

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