Gospel Singer. She was part of the gospel group The LeFevres. They were the first full-time gospel group based in Atlanta, Georgia. With Eva Mae's popularity as a pianist and emcee, the LeFevres became part of a television show called "The Gospel Singing Caravan." The Caravan also toured together. Later Jerry Goff, then married to Andrea LeFevre, produced "The LeFevre Family Show" for television. They frequently performed at revivals where Eva Mae's father, Rev. H. L. Whittington, was preaching. She left the road in 1977. By that point, Rex Nelon was managing the group, and his daughter Kelly was a group member as well, so Nelon decided to change the name to the Rex Nelon Singers. Eva Mae continued to appear at various reunion functions, such as the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion and the "Gaither Homecoming" video series. She was on the first Homecoming video that started the successful series. After Eva Mae went to the piano and began playing that day, the other artists gathered around and began singing. That impromptu session was caught on tape, and the rest is history. She was the first living woman inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1988 and the first gospel artist inducted into SGMA Hall of Fame in 1997.
Gospel Singer. She was part of the gospel group The LeFevres. They were the first full-time gospel group based in Atlanta, Georgia. With Eva Mae's popularity as a pianist and emcee, the LeFevres became part of a television show called "The Gospel Singing Caravan." The Caravan also toured together. Later Jerry Goff, then married to Andrea LeFevre, produced "The LeFevre Family Show" for television. They frequently performed at revivals where Eva Mae's father, Rev. H. L. Whittington, was preaching. She left the road in 1977. By that point, Rex Nelon was managing the group, and his daughter Kelly was a group member as well, so Nelon decided to change the name to the Rex Nelon Singers. Eva Mae continued to appear at various reunion functions, such as the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion and the "Gaither Homecoming" video series. She was on the first Homecoming video that started the successful series. After Eva Mae went to the piano and began playing that day, the other artists gathered around and began singing. That impromptu session was caught on tape, and the rest is history. She was the first living woman inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1988 and the first gospel artist inducted into SGMA Hall of Fame in 1997.
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