Posted on 07/24/2025 10:32:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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.
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The best. R.I.P.
Like Zappa, it was worth it just to watch him conduct, as much as play.
wow - great musician. Godspeed.
Pretty good drummer in that video, too. I think Steve just got out of the Army when he did that gig.
Wow - was just playing “Kind of Blue” (Miles Davis), now THAT’S a trumpet player.
Mangione was a prolific musician who played the flugelhorn and trumpet.
Also played keyboards.
Miles took a lot of crap from fellow blacks for having Bill Evans play on it.
Wonderful musician. What a loss...he will be greatly missed. Rest in peace.
His music never fails to make me FEEL SO GOOD:
Me too....he was a great talent. RIP Chuck
Me too! Along with Herb Alpert.
Got pretty good too - First Chair First Trumpet.
Wow - was just playing “Kind of Blue” (Miles Davis), now THAT’S a trumpet player.
Chet Baker, too.
Great musician. RIP
we had Clark Terry play with our H.S. Jazz band
The fourth is Malcolm Jamal Warner (sp), one of the Cosby kids cast members.
Very cool!
In 1975, I was visiting my sister in Georgia. Her boyfriend was Italian and from Rochester. He took us to see Mangione. The album ‘Chase The Clouds Away’ had just come out. I bought the album. We went backstage. I got the entire band to sign the album cover.
So will he be buried with the hat on?
Add Anne Burrell, celebrity chef.
Saw Chuck Mangione in concert; excellent. The warm up for the crowd, was guitarist George Benson, also excellent. A friend and I, plus her younger sister, got all dressed up for the concert. It was a fun night.
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