Charles Frank Mangione is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer.
21 Facts About Chuck Mangione
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Chuck Mangione came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap.
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Chuck Mangione achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good".
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Chuck Mangione was born and raised in Rochester, New York, United States.
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Chuck Mangione attended the Eastman School of Music from 1958 to 1963, then joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for which he filled the trumpet chair previously held by Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Dorham, Bill Hardman, and Lee Morgan.
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Chuck Mangione served as director of the Eastman jazz ensemble from 1968 to 1972.
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Chuck Mangione's quartet with saxophonist Gerry Niewood was a popular concert and recording act throughout the 1970s.
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Chuck Mangione's composition "Give It All You Got" was the theme to the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York.
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Chuck Mangione performed it live on a global television broadcast at the closing ceremonies.
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In 1978, Chuck Mangione composed the soundtrack for the film The Children of Sanchez starring Anthony Quinn.
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In 1981, Chuck Mangione composed and performed the theme for the film The Cannonball Run.
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Chuck Mangione opened and closed the show with "Feels So Good" and its "Reprise" version.
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Chuck Mangione played material from the just-released "Children of Sanchez" soundtrack album, which made its West Coast concert debut.
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In December 1980, Chuck Mangione held a benefit concert in the Americana Hotel Ballroom in Rochester, to benefit the victims of an earthquake in Italy.
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Chuck Mangione raised over $50,000 for St John's Nursing Home at his 60th Birthday Bash Concert at the Eastman Theatre and played a few bars of "Feels So Good".
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Chuck Mangione was told of how he beat out Paul for the 'Album of the Year' award.
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Chuck Mangione performed two singles and has lines near the end of the show.
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Chuck Mangione had a recurring voice-acting role on the animated television series King of the Hill.
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The first episode of King of the Hill with Chuck Mangione originally aired on February 16,1997.
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Chuck Mangione has appeared in episodes, a total of ten more up until 2003.
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Chuck Mangione eventually goes into hiding inside their store in Arlen, Texas, the fictional town in which King of the Hill is set.