Leone, Frank

Frank Leone was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940. He began playing the piano as a young child and by junior high school, Leone was participating in the school orchestra alongside Frankie Avalon. In high school he played piano in the symphony and joined Local 77 in Philadelphia in 1955 at the age of fifteen. While in Philadelphia, Leone started playing teenage dances as a member of a quintet and eventually began recording. Frank would earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the Curtis Institute. After sending a studio tape to an agent in Las Vegas, Nevada Frank was quickly picked-up and moved West in 1967. Frank went on to play for Sammy Davis, Frank Sinatra, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Elvis Presley, Gladys Knight, and numerous notable entertainers. He also played at the Aladdin Hotel, Caesars Hotel, Riviera Hotel. He also conducted the Berlin Symphony and London Philharmonic. Frank joined the Musicians Union after moving to Las Vegas and has remained active as a board member. He eventually ran for president and started working in that capacity in January 2000. As of 2007, Frank lived and worked in Las Vegas, serving as the president overseeing issues such as professional behavior, standards, and equity.