Paran Church of God, in Atlanta where he worked as a janitor, while attending Bible-study classes.
Their long hair and music showed that they werent concerned with outward appearances, but with issues of the heart.īuck Herring, the groups leader, led the people in prayer and LeFevre prayed along and submitted to Jesus as the Lord of his life. So LeFevre committed himself to a drug treatment program that year. His drug use escalated to a near-fatal overdose of heroin in 1973. In 1974, he appeared as a fill-in vocalist on several tracks for The Atlanta Rhythm Section s album Third Annual Pipe Dream. Lee Harrison are also contributing writermusicians. In 1964 LeFevre released his first solo album, New Found Joy, on Skylite Records.įrom 1970 through 1980, he recorded and performed with Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Little Richard, the Who, 8 among others. With that money he purchased his first car, a Chevrolet Corvette, one of many sports cars he would own. Shortly thereafter, Elvis recorded the song for his album, How Great Thou Art, and within the next year, over a hundred artists would record his song.Īccording to LeFevre, writing the song took about twenty minutes and produced an initial royalty check of approximately 90,000. Onstage, singing Without Him, he did not know that Elvis Presley was there.Īfter the concert, Elvis asked to meet LeFevre. That weekend, LeFevre hitchhiked over 600 miles to get there. While stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the LeFevres were performing at a gospel convention in Memphis. When he was old enough, he began to sing and play guitar with the group. He sometimes can be seen on television networks, such as TBN and Daystar.
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