Tavares

Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B, funk and soul music group, composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers. Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, they would later move to New Bedford, Massachusetts. They were inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2014. They consist of: Ralph — Ralph Edward Vierra Tavares (b. December 10, 1941) Pooch — Arthur Paul Tavares (b. November 12, 1942) Chubby — Antone Lee Tavares (b. June 2, 1944) Butch — Feliciano Vierra Tavares, Jr. (b. May 18, 1948) Tiny — Perry Lee Tavares (b. October 23, 1949)