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The eldest brother in the group passed away just days shy of his 80th birthday — and a Tavares concert where they'd celebrate it.

Tavares died at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Wednesday, two days before his 80th birthday. The cause was not immediately clear.

Ralph Tavares died at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Wednesday, two days before his 80th birthday.

Tavares died at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts on Wednesday, two days before his 80th birthday. The cause was not immediately clear.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included "It Only Takes a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," has died.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must

Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, has died