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Chuck Mangione, Jazz Star, 'King Of The Hill' Recurring Guest, Dies
An iconic jazz musician has died in his upstate New York home, according to reports.
Chuck Mangione died on Tuesday, July 22, according to a family statement. The 84-year-old's death was first reported by the Democrat & Chronicle, a newspaper in his hometown of Rochester, NY.
Mangione's family said he "peacefully passed away in his sleep" at his Rochester home. He was most well-known for the song "Feels So Good," along with the 1977 album with the same name.
The flugelhorn and trumpet player was born on Friday, Nov. 29, 1940. He began music lessons at age 8 and play…
Grammy-Winning Jazz Drummer Killed In Bronx
A Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer was killed in the Bronx over the weekend when his girlfriend and another man assaulted him, the NYPD said.
Lawrence "Lo" Leathers, 37, was found dead in a stairwell Sunday outside the East 141 Street apartment he shared with Lisa Harris, police said.
Another man, 28-year-old Sterling Aguilar of Brooklyn, had gotten Leathers into a chokehold while Harris, 41, punched him in the head, they said.
Police charged Aguilar and Harris with assault. Charges could be upgraded depending on the results of an autopsy, they said.
Leathers won both Grammies as part of…
