Mark
Fuller grew up listening
to the piano stylings of
Gospel Music Legend Eva
Mae LeFevre, having even
traveled alongside
Eva Mae herself.
Today, Mark has perfected
that style and performs
solo and all across the
country. read
more...
Eva
Mae LeFevre, Home at Last
Eva
Mae LeFevre passed away
at 7:25 a.m. on Monday,
May 18, 2009, at age 91.
She had been hospitalized
in April for pneumonia at
which time doctors also
discovered a fractured hip.
Known
as the First Lady of Gospel
Music, Eva Mae LeFevre became
the first living woman to
be inducted into the Gospel
Music Hall of Fame in 1978.
Ten years later, she was
the first gospel music inductee
into the Georgia Music Hall
of Fame. Eva Mae first began
singing and playing the
piano as a young child at
her father’s church in South
Carolina. In 1934, she married
Urias LeFevre and began
a 40 year journey leading
The Lefevres, which became
one of the most beloved
groups in gospel music history.
Eva Mae’s trademark alto
voice and piano artistry
became a defining influence
for the LeFevres. The group
became staples on WGST radio,
based out of their hometown
of Atlanta, Georgia. They
later pioneered a gospel
music television program,
The Gospel Singing Caravan,
while touring as many as
100,000 miles a year across
North America.
After
attempting to retire years
ago, Eva Mae could never
walk away from her love
for gospel music. She continued
to delight audiences across
North America throughout
her twilight years, both
through Gaither Homecoming
appearances and solo concerts.
Today, she has joined her
husband in eternity. Her
spirit, her dignity, that
flawless alto voice and
contagious laugh, her quick
sense of humor and unshakable
faith in Christ was an inspiration
to us all. She will be sorely
missed.
