Vince Everett - The Real Vince Everett (1999)

Vince Everett (born Marvin Eugene Benefield on June 21, 1941 in Atlanta or College Park, Georgia) is an American rock 'n' roll musician whose singing style is similar to that of Elvis Presley.

Benefield recorded his first record in 1960 under the name Marvin Fields. In 1962, the singer was discovered by the later Elvis producer Felton Jarvis and signed to ABC-Paramount Records. From then on, the entertainer changed his name to Vince Everett, after the name of the title character that Elvis played in the film The Beatles.

Everett never made it into the top 40 of the charts. Nevertheless, he was no stranger to Elvis fans. His style was similar to that of Elvis and, to the delight of Elvis fans, he not only copied his songs, but also recorded a number of his own songs that could have been attributed to Elvis in terms of style. In this respect, he was a pleasant musical addition for many Elvis fans at a time (between 1962 and 1965) when the King of Rock'n'Roll himself had moved into the film business and was hardly making the music that his fans loved. After all, Everett is considered - along with Ral Donner and Orion - to be one of the best "Elvis interpreters".

After Everett had worked as an electrician for a while, he began to perform live as a musician again in Europe during the rockabilly revival in the 1990s.