The group’s eldest brother passed away just days shy of his 80th birthday — and a Tavares concert where they’d celebrate it. The eldest member of the family R&B group Tavares has died. Ralph Tavares ...

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell and elected officials will join the surviving members of the music group Tavares – Antone “Chubby” Tavares, Feliciano “Butch” Tavares, and Perry “Tiny” Tavares – and ...

The city of New Bedford will dedicate a street on Saturday to honor hometown music group, Tavares, Mayor Jon Mitchell said in a statement Thursday. “The Tavares Brothers gained worldwide fame through ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — New Bedford and Providence held separate street dedication ceremonies Saturday for the iconic musical group Tavares. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell joined the surviving ...

*Ralph Tavares of the R&B group Tavares died Wednesday at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was 79, and would’ve turned 80 today, Dec. 10. His cause of death has not yet been released.

Antone “Chubby” Tavares addresses the many people who came out Saturday to celebrate New Bedford's newest street, Tavares Brothers' Way.