Chuck Mangione is a Grammy award-winning American jazz fluegelhornist and trumpeter.
On February 12, 2009, 2 members of Mangione's band, Gerry Niewood and Coleman Mellett, died on Continental Airlines Flight 3407, which crashed near Buffalo, New York, on February 12, 2009. Mangione and his band had been scheduled to perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.Buffalo News: 2 Mangione musicians die in plane crash (February 13, 2009)
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Charles Frank Mangione
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Rochester, New York
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Attended the Eastman School of Music
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Nominated for a Grammy Award for his 1978 hit instrumental song "Feels So Good"
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Has appeared on the FOX animated television show King of the HillOfficial Site: Mangione at a Glance
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Members of Mangione's band were reportedly on a Continental Airlines plane that crashed near Buffalo, New York on February 12, 2009The Buffalo News: Mangione band members believed among crash victims
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Mangione and his band had been scheduled to perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at at Kleinhans Music Hall on February 13, 2009The Buffalo News: Mangione band members believed among crash victims
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Philharmonic spokesman said the concert was postponed; said "There will be a new concert date in the near future"The Buffalo News: Mangione band members believed among crash victims
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