Music Monday: The Flugelhorn of Chuck Mangione will be missed
Posted By RichC on July 28, 2025
Due to my college roommate Jerry Moody’s love for bands and brass instruments (he played the tuba and sousaphone in ONU’s marching band), we listened to plenty of Chuck Mangione on our stereo. During the 4 years we roomed together (three years in Founders Hall and then one in an off-campus apartment where we both met our wives-to-be), I would watch him practice songs and enjoy the diversion from our normal albums and tapes. I actually learned to appreciate brass band music and even jazz (see 1, 2 and 3).
One of the icons during the late 1970s was Chuck Manigione; he was an impressive performer and band leader … even for someone lacking in musical talent like me.
So for this week’s Music Monday, here’s “Feels So Good (Nana’s Journey Into Song, March 8th, 1979)” from YouTube. It was with a sad heart that I read about the passing of Charles Frank Mangione on July 22, 2025. ☹️
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