Town North was originally chartered as the Garland chapter in October of 1958 with 26 strong willed men. We should have called it "cornucopia" because no matter what was needed, somebody always stood up and said "l will do it!" And he would. -Harold Rusk
The Town North Plano chapter of the BHS has a long and distinguished history. Consistent competitors in SWD Chorus competition, unparalleled administrative and musical leadership and a dedication to community are just a few of the attributes that have sustained the chapter through good times and bad. Many of the leaders in the SWD have TNP roots. Two have even gone on to be International President. But most of all, TNP has been a leader in progressive thinking. Perhaps this is why so many of its members have gone on to leadership positions at the district and International levels. Through it all, a commitment to quality music and fraternity have bonded the chorus in a way few other chapters can emulate.
We started as the "Garland" chapter in October, 1958. But the name was changed to the "Dallas Town North" chapter in 1962. The chapter merged with the "Plano" chapter in 1995 and again changed its name to the "Town North Plano" chapter in 2000. In 2019, we combined with the "Big D" chapter as well as the "Bassically Treble" chorus, formerly of Sweet Adelines International. With this merger of three barbershop chapters, TNP looks forward to leading the way in the 21st century by providing a lifetime of singing regardless of age, race or gender....hence the new chorus name, “Legacy Of Harmony"!
Directors
Over the years we've had some great directors
such as Ralph Ribble, Ray Anthony, Bob Gilmore, Landon Maples,
Jim Casey, Bill Thornton, Brian Beck, Anthony Pennington, Dwayne Cooper (Plano), Jack Ware (Plano)
Dennis Devenport, Rob Hague-Rogers, Steve DeCrow, Jim Casey, Mark Holdeman, Anthony Bartholomew, Tim Bird, Natalie Berdahl, Terry Chapman and Dan Rohovit.
Administration
Our chapter is the home of:
Two International Presidents
Member
Year(s) Served
Joe Lewis
1957-58
Ralph Ribble
1971
Nine Southwestern District Presidents
Member
Year(s) Served
Joe Lewis
1954
Hank Lewis
1963
Ralph Ribble
1965-66
Dave Sjogren
1974
Duane Lunday
1980
Don Wagner
1981
Ed Reeder
1982-83
Greg Elam
1988-1989
Don Hackett
2003-2004
Nine Southwestern District Barbershoppers of the Year
Member
Year
Hank Lewis
1965
Ralph Ribble
1973
Duane Lunday
1976
Greg Elam
1981
Grady Kerr
1984
Ed Reeder
1985
Bob (and Sally) Cunningham
1991
Mark Holdeman
2009
Dwayne Cooper
2021
Fifteen SWD Hall Of Fame Members
Member
Year Inducted
Ed Reeder
1987
Ralph Ribble
1987
Ray Anthony
1988
Hank Lewis
1988
Brian Beck
1992
Greg Elam
1992
Bill Thornton
1994
Grady Kerr
1995
Sally Cunningham+
2000
Earl Hagn
2005
Jim Casey
2011
Dwayne Cooper
2013
Duane Lunday
2014
Mark Holdeman
2017
Al Kvanli++
2019
+Honorary Member
++As a Member of the Dealer's Choice Quartet
Chapter Presidents
Dallas Town North
Year(s) Served
Member
1959
Doc Talbot
1960
Harold Smith
1961
Ralph Ribble
1962
Duane Lunday
1963
John Robbins
1964
Tom Bamford
1965
Fred Wiese
1966
Bill Wheat
1967
Jim Law
1968-69
Ray Hyman
1970
Dick Bove
1971
Tom McBrayer
1972-73
Bill Pedigo
1974-75
Duane Lunday
1976
Don Wagner
1977
Frank Mahnich
1978
Greg Elam
1979-80
Dave Brady
1981
Ken McIntyre
1982
John Muscarella
1983
Lyle Howard
1984
Ed Reeder
1985
Gordon Wagner
1986
Jim Degnan
1987-88
Bob Peifer
1989
Doug McNair
1990
Ferris Summers
1991
Duane Lunday
1992
Earl Hagn
1993-94
Don Hackett
Plano
Year(s) Served
Member
1981-82
Don Naeve
1983
John Rose
1984
Paul Daniels
1985
Tom Wharton
1986-87
Dwayne Cooper
1988-89
John Sharpe
1990-91
Jerry Acuff
1992
John Sharpe
1993
Dwayne Cooper
1994
Bill Webb
Town North Plano
Year(s) Served
Member
1995
Don Hackett
1996
Jerry Acuff
1997
Bob Lang
1998-2000
Ted Brady
2001
Earl Hagn
2002
John Sharpe
2003-04
Rick Haines
2005-07
Greg Elam
2008
Don Heaton
2009-10
Dennis Devenport
2011
Phil Roth
2012-13
Randy Smith
2014-15
Dennis Wilson
2016-17
Jack Allenberg
2018-19
Lee Powell
2020-22
Randy Stewart
SWD Contest Placement
Dallas Town North
Year
Site
Place
#men
Director
1959
San Antonio
10th
23
Ribble
1960
Tulsa
10th
20
Ribble
1961
Dallas
13th
25
Ribble
1962
New Orelans
8th
30
Ribble
1963
Ft Worth
7th
53
Ribble
1964
Ponca City
5th
41
Ribble
1965
Amarillo
7th
30
Ribble
1966
Houston
7th
31
Ribble
1967
Dallas
3rd
42
Ribble
1968
Dallas
9th
24
Ribble
1969
Austin
5th
27
Ribble
1970
Houston
3rd
52
Ribble
1971
Dallas
2nd
46
Ribble
1972
San Antonio
3rd
50
Ribble
1973
OK City
4th
52
Ribble
1974
Dallas
4th
58
Ribble
1975
Abilene
3rd
60
Ribble
1976
San Antonio
2nd
69
Ribble
1977
Houston
4th
46
Ribble
1978
Dallas
8th
36
Ribble
1979
New Orleans
9th
38
Ribble
1980
Dallas
8th
37
Ribble
1981
Houston
8th
35
Maples
1982
San Antonio
6th
37
Ribble
1984
New Orleans
6th
54
Casey
1985
OK City
4th
72
Casey
1986
Beaumont
6th
63
Thornton
1987
Houston
6th
45
Thornton
1988
Dallas
5th
54
Casey
1989
OK City
7th
46
Maples
1990
New Orleans
4th
49
Pennington
1991
Houston
6th
51
Pennington
1992
Dallas
6th
44
Pennington
1993
Houston
4th
38
Devenport
1994
Tulsa
8th
28
Hague-Rogers
Plano
Year
Site
Place
#men
Director
1984
New Orleans
13th
26
Cooper
1985
OK City
7th
30
Ware
1986
Beaumont
8th
29
Ware
1987
Houston
11th
22
Ware
1988
Dallas
11th
21
Cooper
1989
OK City
10th
21
Cooper
1990
New Orleans
13th
21
Cooper
1991
Houston
8th
33
Cooper
1992
Dallas
8th
33
Cooper
Town North Plano
Year
Site
Place
#men
Director
1995
Houston
8th
51
Mahone
1996
New Orleans
6th
29
Beck
1997
Little Rock
10th
34
Mahone
1998
New Orleans
9th
36
Mahone
1999
Tulsa
9th
39
DeCrow
2000
Little Rock
8th
41
DeCrow
2001
Little Rock
9th
40
DeCrow
2002
Little Rock
7th
42
DeCrow
2003
Corpus Christi
9th
32
Mahone/Black
2004
Richardson
4th
44
Holdeman
2005
San Antonio
4th
49
Holdeman
2006
Corpus Christi
4th
51
Holdeman
2007
Corpus Christi
4th
56
Holdeman
2008
Little Rock
4th
54
Holdeman
2009
Little Rock
2nd
54
Holdeman
2010
Dallas
4th
54
Holdeman
2011
DFW
3rd
43
Holdeman
2012
DFW
3rd
37
Bartholomew
2013
DFW
5th
31
Bird
2014
DFW
5th
37
Bird
2015
DFW
10th
28
Bird
2016
DFW
11th
29
Bird
2019
DFW
9th
17
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