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(Above: Chuck Mangione interviewed by Donnie Sutherland, courtesy of Getty)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Grammy-winning musician Chuck Mangione has passed away at 84 years old.
The prolific artist passed away in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, according to the Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home.
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American Jazz musician & composer Chuck Mangione plays flugelhorn during a rehearsal (with his band) at Top Cat Studios, New York, New York, March 12, 1986. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) -
Chuck Mangione performs during the Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, June 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson) -
Billy Joel, Tony Bennett and Chuck Mangione during Le Cirque Opening Party at One Beacon Court at One Beacon Court in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Desiree Navarro/FilmMagic) -
Dizzy Gillespie and Chuck Mangione, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1988. Artist: Brian O’Connor. (Photo by Jazz Services/Heritage Images/Getty Images) -
Rob Zombie, Mike Judge Chuck Mangione and Greg Daniels (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc) -
A CBS television detective drama series. Episode, “Paradise Blues,” February 9, 1984. Pictured from left is Roger E. Mosley (as Theodore ‘TC’ Calvin), musician Chuck Mangione, Tom Selleck (as Magnum). (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Mangione grew up in Rochester, graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School and earning a bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music.
Mangione is perhaps best known for his hit instrumental song “Feels So Good, from his 1977 album of the same name. During his career, he released more than 30 albums and earned 14 Grammy nominations, winning two. He also had a recurring role on the animated sitcom “King of the Hill,” playing himself.
Services for Mangione will be private, according to the funeral home.
