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Tavares (group)

American rhythm and blues group

Tavares

Tavares in 1977.

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Left to right: Pooch, Ralph], Chubby,Butch, and Tiny

Also known asChubby and the Turnpikes, The Tavares Brothers
OriginNew Bedford, Ma. and Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
GenresPop, R&B, soul, funk, disco
Years active1959–present
LabelsCapitol Records, EMI, RCA
Members
Past members
Websitetavares-brothers.com

Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B and soul music group composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers.

Some were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts,[1] and Providence, Rhode Island, and they would move back and forth between the two cities throughout their childhood. They are best known for their 1976 hit "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel".

History

The brothers, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent, started performing in 1959 as Chubby and the Turnpikes when the youngest brother was nine y antone tavares biography template1 GENOS