Mylon LeFevre, the founding member of Mylon and Damaged Coronary heart whose 1987 album Crack the Sky earned him a Grammy award for greatest gospel efficiency by a duo, group, choir or refrain, died at 78 on Friday, Sept. 8 from issues with most cancers, his spouse Christi LeFevre revealed in an announcement posted to Fb.
“My valuable, robust and brave husband laid maintain of everlasting life final evening. After we mentioned heaven via the years, Mylon was most enthusiastic about receiving the soul winner’s crown. Along with his up to date Christian rock band, Mylon and Damaged Coronary heart, he had the privilege of main over 250,000 youth to Jesus,” she wrote. “He cherished all of the years of music ministry and the numerous lives touched via his songs however his best pleasure was instructing the Phrase of God, particularly via our broadcast, On the Street to Freedom.”
“My love, you might be lastly having fun with on this second what you affectionately known as ‘the primary day of eternally.’ It has been my highest honor and privilege for God to belief me with you these previous 25 years.
All my love, Christi,” she concluded her publish.
LeFevre was born into the southern gospel household group The LeFevres, and began singing and performing with them from an early age. The late musician’s solo singing profession formally kicked off at age 17, when he wrote his first track “With out Him.” After singing the monitor on the Nationwide Quartet Conference in Memphis, Tenn. whereas within the military, LeFevre was observed by Elvis Presley, who was impressed sufficient by the monitor that he later recorded it for his 1967 album, How Nice Thou Artwork. LeFevre launched his debut solo album, New Discovered Pleasure in 1964, and adopted it up with Your Solely Tomorrow in 1968.
Within the the 1970’s and ’80s, LeFevre recorded and carried out with stars like The Who, Elton John, Geroge Harrison, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Berry Oakley, Little Richard and Billy Joel. In 1981, LeFevre fashioned Mylon and Damaged Coronary heart after stepping again from secular music; the band recorded 10 of Lefevre’s 22 albums, and in 1988 acquired the rock album of the 12 months GMA Dove Award for Crack the Sky. LeFevre was inducted into the Gospel Corridor of Fame in 2005.
Learn the publish LeFevre’s spouse wrote saying his demise beneath:
