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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I want to emphasize: NO RELATION TO THE UNITEDHEALTH CEO MURDERER, Luigi Mangione. 😝 😆
His music never fails to make me FEEL SO GOOD:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dg8vRDM68&pp=ygUcY2h1Y2sgbWFuZ2lvbmUgZmVlbHMgc28gZ29vZA%3D%3D
A bad week for celebrities.
Well that is 3; Ozzy Osborne , Hulk Hogan, and Chuck Mangione
Rest In Peace, Chuck.
A couple of lesser guys too.
Tom Troupe and Kenneth Washington.
I took up the trumpet in Jr High school because of Chuck. A true legend.
Even though Chuck’s recording career was long over, at his time of death, Chuck’s net worth was still at least $10 Million Dollars. Nothing near Johnny Mathis levels of $200 Million or Yoko Ono levels of $700 Million, but even so, I imagine he passed away in the best state of physical comfort money could buy.
George Kooymans of Golden Earring.
Mangione was a darn good musician, and, the concert I went to of his was terrific. Even tho’ I didn’t know half the tunes at the time, the songs were enjoyable, and the sound quality was possibly the best I’ve ever heard at a large (non-classical music) concert. (The Carpenters’ concert SQ was very good, too. Odd as it might seem, the best ROCK Sound Quality I experienced was Blue Oyster Cult, but, damn, in a smallish venue - I had to wear ear plugs 3 minutes in...!)
RIP Mr. Mangione. A life well lived!
The nine minute 30-ish second version of Feels So Good is One of the best songs of the best decade in recorded music history in my opinion.
RIP
Same here.
Nooooooo!!!!
😕
He had ALS for a few years. It’s a shame because Golden Earring started in 1961, and had only a few personnel changes over their career, so arguably they had the longest tenure of any rock band.
I saw Chuck Mangione at a small nightclub on Oak Lawn in Dallas about 30 years ago. The place was small, and between sets, Chuck shot pool with customers, and his fellow musicians. Esther Satterfield was also with the group, and her rendition of “Land of Make Believe” gave me goose bumps then, and lives on in my memory! RIP , Chuck! Thanks!!!
PS Saw Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughn at the same venue also. Shame the place is no more!
So sad.
“Radar Love” was #1 on my list of Songs That Will Cause A Speeding Ticket.
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