Legendary R&B singer Antone “Chubby” Tavares, who made a name for himself alongside his five brothers in the 1970s, has died, his family announced Monday.

Tavares passed away at home Saturday night in “peace and comfort,” according to his son Antone Tavares Jr. He was 81 years old.

“Within the past year his health has declined, but his spirit and attitude always remained positive,” Tavares Jr. said.

Tavares was the lead singer of “Tavares” — an R&B and soul group he formed in 1973 with his brothers Ralph Edward Vierra Tavares, Victor Earl Tavares, Feliciano “Butch” Vierra Tavares, Perry Lee “Tiny” Tavares and Arthur Paul “Pooch” Tavares.

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