Now known as Legacy Of Harmony!
Town North Plano Chapter
Dallas Town North Chorus, 1975 SWD Convention
Chartered October 30, 1958
Contributing authors:
- Harold Rusk
- Greg Elam
- Grady Kerr
- Mark Holdeman
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
|
Eight 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
|
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 |
Randy Smith
|
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Example
|
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Example
|
| Example |
Example
|
| Example |
Example
|
| Example |
Example
|
| 2017 |
Jack Allenberg
|
| 2018-19 |
Lee Powell
|
| 2020-21 |
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 |
Chapman
|
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