Tavares (group)

Tavares
Tavares in 1977. Left to right: Pooch, Ralph, Chubby, Butch and Tiny
Background information
Also known as	Chubby and the Turnpikes, The Tavares Brothers
Origin	New Bedford, Ma. and Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Genres	Pop, R&B, soul, funk, disco
Years active	1959–present
Labels	Capitol Records, EMI, RCA
Members	Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares Feliciano Vierra "Butch" Tavares Jr.
Past members	Ralph Vierra Tavares Victor Earl Tavares Arthur Paul "Pooch" Tavares Antone Laurence "Chubby" Tavares
Website	tavares-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".