Black Music Month: Tavares

In honor of Black Music Month, journalist Mike Eiland pays tribute to the legendary brotherhood that is Tavares — the Massachusetts-born group whose harmonies helped shape the sound of 1970s R&B and disco.

Through signature hits like Check It Out, Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel, and their Bee Gees-penned classic More Than a Woman, Mike traces how Tavares went from Chubby & The Turnpikes to chart-topping icons. He also dives into their surprising connection to American political history — discovering, years later, that Ohio trailblazer Charleta Tavares, the first Black woman to serve in leadership in both the state’s House and Senate, is actually part of the Tavares family legacy.

From AM radio memories to cultural revelations, this segment is both a musical celebration and a personal full-circle moment.

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