Chuck Mangione's sidemen on Flight 3407

[Bud]

Very sad news. I remember hearing Gerry Niewood often in person and on vinyl with Chuck Mangione.

Mangione released a statement through his family: "I'm in shock over the horrible, heartbreaking tragedy of the crash of Flight 3407, which took the lives of my dear friends and band members Gerry Niewood and Coleman Mellett," he said. "I am grieving and praying with their families and friends. That's all I can say for now."

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