Tavares (group)

Tavares in 1977. Left to right: Pooch, Ralph, Chubby, Butch and Tiny

Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B and soul band. The band has five Cape Verdean-American brothers. They were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. They would move back and forth between the two cities throughout their childhood. They are best known for their 1976 hit single "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel".