Overview

• Chuck Mangione died in his sleep at his Rochester, New York, home on July 22 at age 84, his family announced.
• Over a five-decade career, he released more than 30 albums and received 14 Grammy nominations, winning for “Bellavia” in 1977 and “The Children of Sanchez” in 1979.
• His 1977 single “Feels So Good” reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a staple of smooth jazz and pop radio.
• Mangione composed “Chase The Clouds Away” for the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics and wrote and performed “Give It All You Got” at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games closing ceremony.
• In the late 1990s, he introduced his music to a new generation by voicing himself on King of the Hill as the Mega Lo Mart spokesperson.