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Chuck Mangione, smooth jazz maestro behind ‘Feels So Good,' dies at 84
Chuck Mangione, the Grammy-winning flugelhorn player and jazz composer whose 1977 instrumental hit 'Feels So Good' became a defining anthem of smooth jazz, has died at died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, his attorney Peter S. Matorin said. The musician had been retired since his signature felt hat, warm horn tones, and a knack for melodies that crossed jazz into pop, Mangione was one of the most recognisable figures in instrumental music. His chart-topping 'Feels So Good' hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the adult contemporary chart, becoming what some radio hosts have called one of the most instantly recognized melodies of its 'It identified for a lot of people a song with an artist,' Mangione once told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, adding, 'That song just topped out there and took it to a whole other level.'The Rochester-born musician released more than 30 albums in a prolific career that spanned decades. He earned his first Grammy Award for Bellavia, named after his mother, and a second for the score to The Children of Sanchez, which also earned a Golden Globe nomination.A versatile performer, Mangione wrote and performed 'Give It All You Got' for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, later playing the piece live at the closing ceremony — another high note in a career filled with them.'He also was one of the first musicians I saw who had a rapport with the audience by just telling the audience what he was going to play and who was in his band,' Mangione once said, describing his early influences like Dizzy into a musical family, Mangione began his career performing bebop with his brother Gap in The Jazz Brothers. After earning a degree from the Eastman School of Music — where he later served as director of the jazz ensemble — he went on to play with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers before forging a solo also charmed younger audiences in the 1990s and early 2000s through his recurring animated role on Fox's King of the Hill, where he played a fictional version of himself as the jingle-happy pitchman for Mega Lo Mart.'Shopping feels so good,' his cartoon alter ego cheerfully declared — a tongue-in-cheek nod to his biggest 2009, Mangione donated his iconic felt hat, the Feels So Good score, and other memorabilia to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, preserving his legacy in American music history.- EndsWith inputs from Associated Press
Yahoo
24-07-2025
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Chuck Mangione death: Grammy-winning musician behind ‘Feels So Good' dies at 84
Chuck Mangione, the jazz flugelhornist and trumpeter best known for his 1977 hit 'Feels So Good,' died Tuesday. The 84-year-old passed away peacefully in his sleep at his Rochester, New York, according to the Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home, WROC reports. Born in Rochester on November 29, 1940, Mangione began his musical journey alongside his brother, Gap, through their group The Jazz Brothers. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in 1963, later returning to teach jazz and even receiving an honorary doctorate. Over six decades, he released more than 30 albums, earning 14 Grammy nominations and winning two: Best Instrumental Composition for 'Bellavia' and Best Pop Instrumental Performance for 'Children of Sanchez.' Mangione's biggest hit, 'Feels So Good,' topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in May 1978 and climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 that June. The track also found its way into pop culture, from a memorable Memorex commercial with Ella Fitzgerald to recurring appearances in shows like King of the Hill. Mangione voiced a fictionalized version of himself on King of the Hill as a Mega Lo Mart spokesperson secretly living in the store under a never-ending endorsement contract. His character appeared in over a dozen episodes from Seasons 2 through 13, making him one of the show's most memorable recurring guest stars. Mangione also composed music for two Winter Olympics. His song 'Chase the Clouds Away' featured in the 1976 Games, and he performed 'Give It All You Got' at the 1980 Lake Placid closing ceremony. In 2012, Mangione was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame.
The Independent
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Grammy award-winning jazz musician passes away aged 84
Jazz flugelhornist and trumpeter Chuck Mangione, widely recognised for his 1977 hit 'Feels So Good,' died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Mangione passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York. A Rochester native, he began his musical journey with The Jazz Brothers and later taught at the prestigious Eastman School of Music. Over a career spanning six decades, he released more than 30 albums, garnered 14 Grammy nominations, and won two awards for 'Bellavia' and 'Children of Sanchez.' His signature track 'Feels So Good' topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and reached No. 4 on the Hot 100, also featuring prominently in pop culture, including the animated series King of the Hill.
Boston Globe
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for ‘Feels So Good,' dies at 84
'It identified for a lot of people a song with an artist, even though I had a pretty strong base audience that kept us out there touring as often as we wanted to, that song just topped out there and took it to a whole other level,' Mangione told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2008. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up He followed that hit with 'Give It All You Got,' commissioned for the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, and he performed it at the closing ceremony. Advertisement Mangione, a flugelhorn and trumpet player and jazz composer, released more than 30 albums during a career in which he built a sizable following after recording several albums, doing all the writing. He won his first Grammy Award in 1977 for his album 'Bellavia,' which was named in honor of his mother. Another album, 'Friends and Love,' was also Grammy-nominated, and he earned a best original score Golden Globe nomination and a second Grammy for the movie 'The Children of Sanchez.' Advertisement Mangione introduced himself to a new audience when he appeared on the first several seasons of 'King of the Hill,' appearing as a commercial spokesman for Mega Lo Mart, where 'shopping feels so good.' Mangione, brother of jazz pianist Gap Mangione, with whom he partnered in The Jazz Brothers, started his career as a bebop jazz musician heavily inspired by Dizzy Gillespie. 'He also was one of the first musicians I saw who had a rapport with the audience by just telling the audience what he was going to play and who was in his band,' Mangione told the Post-Gazette. Mangione earned a bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music — where he would eventually return as director of the school's jazz ensemble — and left home to play with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. He donated his signature brown felt hat and the score of his Grammy-winning single 'Feels So Good,' as well as albums, songbooks and other ephemera from his long and illustrious career to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in 2009.
Yahoo
24-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Jazz Musician Chuck Mangione, of 'Feels So Good' and 'King of the Hill' Fame, Dies at 84
Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, a two-time Grammy winner known for his ubiquitous '70s hit 'Feels So Good,' has died. He was 84. Mangione died at home in his sleep on Tuesday, July 22, a spokesperson for the star confirms to PEOPLE. With more than 30 albums under his belt and 14 Grammy Award nominations, Mangione was a prolific musician who played the flugelhorn and trumpet. He also had a notable recurring role on the animated sitcom King of the Hill, where he played himself as a Mega Lo Mart celebrity spokesperson. Mangione was born and raised in Rochester, N.Y., and grew up listening to his father's jazz records alongside his brother Gap. On the weekends, the family would head into the city to listen to stars like Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan. 'Their father would invite these amazing artists to come home with them for a good home-cooked Italian meal,' his website biography reads. 'Of course, they were more than happy to eat home cooking after being on the road. Chuck grew up thinking everyone had Carmen McRae and Art Blakey over for dinner.' He and Gap eventually played together as The Jazz Brothers, and Mangione graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1963, later returning to the school help expand its jazz program. In 1977, his jazz album Feels So Good hit No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart, and Mangione found crossover success with its title track, which has appeared in everything from Fargo and Doctor Strange to a famous Memorex commercial with Ella Fitzgerald. Mangione also had several Olympics connections; 'Chase the Clouds Away' was used during the 1976 Games, while Mangione performed 'Give It All You Got' at the closing ceremony of the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. He was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in 2012, and was the winner of two Grammys: best pop instrumental performance for Children of Sanchez in 1979, and best instrumental composition for 'Bellavia,' written for his mother, in 1977. Read the original article on People
