Chuck Mangione, Jazz Musician and King of the Hill Guest Star, Dead at 84
Mangione died in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Mangione tells People magazine.
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Mangione rose to fame as a jazz musician, playing the flugelhorn and trumpet and joining Art Blakey's renowned band the Jazz Messengers. He composed his own music as well, with his easy-listening instrumental tune 'Feels So Good' becoming a Top Ten hit on the Billboard charts in 1978. Mangione won a pair of Grammys, including one for his soundtrack for the 1978 film The Children of Sanchez. He also composed the theme for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Mangione later poked fun at himself with a guest voice role on the Fox animated comedy King of the Hill, beginning in 1997. Mangione played himself, serving as a celebrity spokesperson for the local warehouse store Mega Lo Mart and playing his signature tune 'Feels So Good.' Mangione eventually appeared in more than a half-dozen episodes, including the Season 12 finale in 2007. He was such a fan of the show, he named one song on his 2000 album Everything for Love 'Peggy Hill,' after the King of the Hill character.
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