Ralph Tavares, a musician of the musical trio Tavares, died just days before his octogenarian birthday.

There is the afternoon of December 9, Tavares’ demise was revealed via his Facebook account.

“We are devastated to report that our brother Ralph has actually gone to our passionate fans, families, and associates,” the message said. “Please keep our families in your prayers at this miserable time. We do understand that he is still with our Lord for all eternity”. There has been no mention of a manner of mortality.

Ralph Tavares Cause of Death

The cause of death is yet unknown. Ralph Tavares, the youngest of ten brothers, started out playing with his siblings in the 1950s. With the group changing names Chubby. As well as the Turnpikes, The Tavares Brothers, and personnel all through the years. 

Inside the early 1970s, the ensemble changed its full designation to the family name. And also was over to the runs as young Black male bands became more famous. As music preferences shifted toward more dance-oriented material.

However, before Tavares has become a disco superstar. The trio had their first Top-40 Billboard Hot 100 success with “Look That Out” in 1973. The duo won the Billboard R&B music charts the subsequent year on a rendition of Hall & Oates’ “She’s Gone.”

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By 1975, the Afro-clad twins of Cape Verdean ancestry had achieved a top ten pop success. With “This Only Takes A Few minutes” from their fourth studio album “In the City”. Taking That subsequently recorded the R&B chart-topper, as well as Jennifer Lopez, copied it in 2007. Their song “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel” peaked at No. 15 just on Hot 100 in 1976. As their rendition of The Bee Gees’ “More Than a Woman”. Aired in the iconic 1977 film “Saturday Evening Fever,” the quintet earned widespread acclaim. The Bee Gees-produced song, which was also included on the Grammy-winning music score, hit its peak at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 10

The trio’s only Hot 100 Top-40 success was “A Penny for Your Wishes”. Which certainly garnered a Grammy award for best R&B song by a group or band with vocals in 1982.

Ralph Tavares resigned from the organization in 1984. After serving as a process server inside the Massachusetts communities of New Bedford. As well as Fall River for further than 30 years, as per Standard-Times.

Furthermore, in 2014, he reunited with Tavares for a rare tribute show. The ensemble was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame the same year.

Tribute on Twitter

Ralph Tavares’s death came as a huge shock to the music industry, and several people pays tribute to the artist on Twitter.

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