Chuck Mangione, the jazz icon who won the Grammys, has passed away, his lawyer has confirmed. The composer and musician is best known for his contributions to the animated series King of the Hill.
Grammy-winning jazz maestro Chuck Mangione has died.
The ‘Hall of Fame’ musician is said to have died peacefully at home. Mangione, celebrated for his musical brilliance and comedic talents, especially his vocal contributions to the animated hit King of the Hill, allegedly passed away peacefully in his sleep at 84.
His official website, which read, “We are very sorry,” displayed the heartbreaking tribute. There is no longer a Chicken Mangione. More to come soon.
His death happened during the same devastating week that claimed actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner in a drowning tragedy, as well as music icon Ozzy Osbourne, who died aged 76 shortly after his final farewell performance, and Hulk Hogan, whose death resulted from heart complications.
Mangione’s legal representative, Peter S. Matorin of Beldock Levine and Hoffman LLP, verified his death and stated that he had passed away peacefully on July 22 at his Rochester, New York, residence.
Mangione’s (born Charles Frank) career included numerous chart-topping albums and established him as one of jazz’s most important figures.
His compositions, Chase The Clouds Away and Give It All You Got, were well-known at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.
Throughout his distinguished career, he secured two Grammy Awards, the first in 1977 for Best Instrumental Composition and the second in 1979 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. He was also inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in 2012, reports the Mirror US.
Mangione made waves with a new audience when he dipped his toes into TV comedy, despite being best known for his jazz exploits.
His first appearance on television was in King of the Hill, an early animated film. He acted as a celebrity endorser for the staged “Mega Lo Mart,” playing a fictionalized version of himself there.
He even penned the tunes for the show’s 1998 Valentine’s Day special.
Before making waves with his brother Gap in the 1960s, Mangione first gained notoriety as the jazz band leader of the Eastman School of Music.
He was the recipient of the Eastman School of Music Alumni Achievement Award in 2007 for his outstanding work. He achieved official stardom in the 1970s.
Source: Mirror
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