I just came across the original recording of this great song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHY_Aq8M5o
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I just came across the original recording of this great song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHY_Aq8M5o
Great ballad by an incredibly underrated band. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel popped up when I was driving this evening and it sounded so good, I backed it up and played it again. I'd love to learn more about the Tavares brother.
They are a great group! I spent much of the summer of 1995 in their hometown of New Bedford, Mass. I finally got to see them perform live a big club on Long Island in 2006. By that time it was just 3 of the brothers. They could still sing like records and dance like nobody's business! A truly talented family. They are of Cape Verdean heritage. They started singing as kids. Their first group name was "Chubby and the Turnpikes" LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Oz
Butch was married to that lovely Lola Falana back in the day. This is one group that could sing anything!
Remember this one from '76?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bozyhZgI14
Remember and its flip side My Ship were two great songs. Also loved Whodunit. Great group!
This is the first song I remember hearing by Tavares. It was "Check It Out" from 1973:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eXL-aS0dWU
They were a fabulous group! This is my fave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8iW46iihZA
All five brothers could sing lead which was unique.
Oh yeah,i saw tavares perform back in the day and they killed it[too late]is my fav from this great group.
That was probably my absolute favorite record of theirs. I first heard it in December of 1978 and went right out and bought the "Madame Butterfly" album to take back to school with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by sansradio
Marv,get outta my head[hehe]i was just about to mention madame butterfly!
Wasn't that a great album? They used some of their 50s Doo Wop skills on that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by arr&bee
Love Tavares!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Ehx20Pk-c
Tavares recorded some great stuff. I especially love their "Hard-Core Poetry" and "In The City" CDs. If I had to choose just one of their songs as a favorite, it would be their duet with Freda Payne, "I Wanna See You Soon".
https://youtu.be/poqSG8IiYso
Tavares is easily one of my all time favorite groups. I have all of their 70s albums. So many great tunes. I think "Check It Out" is my favorite song of theirs.
Check this out! Do you recognize them?
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Madame Butterfly has to be their most underrated song. I put it and Check It Out in the classic column. To bad that when dusty stations play a song by them, they tend to do their disco stuff over the ballads. That's very sad. I like The Ghost of Love also.