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Grammy award-winning jazz musician passes away aged 84

Blind boy becomes jazz star
  • 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.
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