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TAVARES Whodunit?

2,261 views · Published 27 June 2012 · 3:37 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2012 · Autos & Vehicles

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Like the Sylvers (Boogie Fever, Hotline), the similarly familial r&b band: Tavares were a mid 70's phenomenon - earning gold albums and singles and helped to usher in the disco fever that gripped the pop charts from 1974 to 1980. "It only takes a minute", "Heaven must be missing an angel" and "Whodunit" were big hits around the world, and the song that is this post, was one of my favourites of 1977. Tavares would win their only Grammy thanks to their inclusion with the Bee Gees and others due to their rendition of "More than a woman" on the Album of the Year prize for "Saturday Night Fever".

Coincidentally, a Thames Television series "Whodunit" was requisite family viewing in 1976 and 1977 on the national broadcaster  in Australia - a Cluedo type panel show with actors creating a murder scene and the celebrities who would try to solve it by the end of the half hour! Hosted by former Dr Who, Jon Pertwee - the simultaneous profile of this original tv show and the soulful harmonies of the Tavares siblings made both these pop culture references indelible for this culture vulture.

While only reaching #22 in America, "Whodunit" managed a #32 in Australia, but is a great disco/pop/r&b melange. Enjoy!

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