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The brothers, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent, started performing in 1959 as Chubby and the Turnpikes when the youngest brother was nine years old. [2] P-Funk keyboardist/architect Bernie Worrell briefly joined the group in 1968, while attending the New England Conservatory of Music .
In 1953, when Chubby was nine, he led a group called "Chubby and the Turnpikes". [4] In 1973, with the lineup of brothers Ralph, Pooch, Chubby, Butch, and Tiny, they changed their name to Tavares. [3] Tavares went on to have one Grammy, [5] and four number one's in the US. [6] Tavares' first solo album, Jealousy, was released in 2012. [1]
Later in the 1950s under the direction of famed studio musician and record producer Marvin Holzman, they became Chubby & The Turnpikes. They released their first record in 1968, “I Know The ...
Many people came out Saturday to celebrate the city's newest street, Tavares Brothers' Way, named in honor of the iconic music group's five brothers.
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As a college student, Worrell played with a group called Chubby & The Turnpikes; this ensemble eventually evolved into Tavares. [2] 1970s
Shortly before joining Aerosmith, Kramer moved to Boston, where he attended Berklee College of Music [8] and worked with Chubby & the Turnpikes (later renamed Tavares) alongside Bernie Worrell. Kramer's memoir, Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top, was released on June 30, 2009. [9]
Sanders also worked with Bateman's nephew, Jeffree (singer of the Steppers classic "Love's Gonna Last") on Jackie Wilson's "Beautiful Day" album. In the 1970s, he worked with Chubby and the Turnpikes, who later became Tavares; and the band Manchild, who included the musician Babyface.