Overview
- Mangione passed away peacefully in his sleep at his Rochester home on July 22, his family announced.
- His five-decade career yielded more than 30 albums and earned him two Grammy Awards among 14 nominations.
- The 1977 instrumental “Feels So Good” reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a smooth-jazz radio staple.
- He composed “Chase the Clouds Away” for the 1976 Montreal Olympics and “Give It All You Got” for the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid.
- He portrayed himself as the Mega Lo Mart spokesman on King of the Hill from the late 1990s into the 2000s, introducing his music to a new generation.