Vince Cardell (born Vincent M. Cardile; September 16, 1938 – May 29, 2012) was an American pianist who was a protégé of Liberace.
Cardell became a significant part of Liberace's act in the late 1970s and released several albums internationally.
[1] He was earning his living driving a truck delivering diapers,[2] and working as a lounge pianist at a Ramada Inn in New Jersey, when he was introduced to Liberace in 1975.
[2] Eventually Liberace came to showcase Cardell's piano abilities alongside him on stage, introducing him as his protégé.
[1] The character of Billy Leatherwood in the HBO movie Behind the Candelabra was based on Cardell and played by Cheyenne Jackson.