Mylon Le Fevre tells his story of overnight success and later conversion to Christ in a new autobiography from Heritage Builders. Co-written with his wife, Christi, Live Forever recounts the radical change Jesus made in the life of the artist who became a GRAMMY and Dove Award winner.

Le Fevre, who has recorded and performed with Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Little Richard, Steve Winwood, Mick Fleetwood and The Who, among others—was serving in the Army when he wrote his first song, "Without Him," which he performed at a gospel convention in Memphis. What he didn’t know at the time was that Elvis Presley was there. Shortly thereafter, Presley recorded the song for his GRAMMY-winning, multi-Platinum album How Great Thou Art, making Le Fevre a wealthy and famous teenager nearly overnight.

“When I was 17, Elvis Presley recorded a song I wrote, and from then on my life was a whirlwind ride of a rock-and-roll fantasy that you couldn’t make up if you tried,” said Le Fevre. “This is my story. From playing stadiums, coliseums and getting high with some of the biggest rock stars in the world to being strung out on heroin and cocaine and trapped in a seemingly hopeless pit of depression and loneliness, its all here, the good, bad and the ugly. I did finally find what I was looking for, but it wasn’t in drugs, money or fame. I found God.”

He documents his musical journey in Live Forever with more than 100 photos, many which have never been seen by the public. 

Le Fevre was born into the pioneering Southern gospel family The Le Fevres and was a a member of the famed Stamps Quartet (1966–1968). He released a series of solo projects (1964-2003) for Columbia Records, Skylite Records, Atlantic Records and Star Song Records. Along with his GRAMMY and Dove Awards, his other accolades include being inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

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