You may know me from my early days as the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Tavares R&B group, also known as The Tavares Brothers. Blessings to you and yours. Although most resources refer to Tavares as a New Bedford, Massachusetts band and it is well known that the family lived in southeastern Massachusetts at different times, it is equally well known that they spent a great deal of their early years in the Fox Point and South Providence neighborhoods of Providence. [8] Falana's father, an Afro-Cuban,[9] left his homeland of Cuba to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps, later becoming a welder shortly after meeting Falana's mother, who was African-American. In 1969, Falana ended her close working relationship with Sammy Davis Jr., though the two remained friends. In 1970. I love you all and will be back on stage soon!!! AtD: Tavares Brothers anyone? - SoulfulDetroit The groups reputation as one of the best and most entertaining groups in the Northeast had preceded them and the band was soon out on the road performing in casinos and resorts and on cruises. [10] Falana's last known musical performance was in 1997, at Wayne Newton's theater in Branson, Missouri. GM FB family. With A Penny For Your Thoughts and Deeper In Love still fresh in everyones minds (not to mention the continued sales of their back catalog), the groups drawing power had not diminished in any way and the demand for personal appearances was at an all-time high. ", In 1977 Tavares' danceable "More Than a Woman" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie "Saturday Night Fever. In its initial run, the double album sold eight million copies and has since been certified by the RIAA as fifteen times Platinum. Out in Detroit, two rival groups, The Distants and The Primes battled it out nightly under the street lamps until they both cried uncle and merged to form The Temptations. When they asked him what he was doing there, he told them hed stopped in to thank them for recording his song! The Tavares Facebook page posted the following note: Greetings Fans, Friends and Family. Not since the Twist era of the early 60s had the radio waves been so full of outright dance records.