Chuck Mangione

Chuck Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is a flugelhorn player who achieved international success with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good", in 1977. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. Early in his career, he was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

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His song, "Give It All You Got," was the theme to the Winter Olympic Games in 1980. He gave a live performance at the closing ceromonies, which were televised globally.

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He also has a recurring role on the animated television series King of the Hill, portraying a celebrity spokesman for Mega Lo Mart.

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Flugelhorn: The flugelhorn (also spelled fluegelhorn or fl?gelhorn) is a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore. It is thought by some to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax (who also developed the saxophone); however, other historians assert that it is a memb...

1977: :For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album)....

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