Harlan Wilson

Barbershop baritone vocalist and choral director. Born on August 28, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, Harlan’s barbershopping career got big when he moved to Florida. Baritone of the 1961 SPEBSQSA International Champions, the Suntones, and one of the founding members of the Nashville Singers. Actively performed with the Suntones from the spring of 1960 to July of 1993 and again from late 1999 to early 2012. Sang several solos such as “River Of No Return” and “Tennessee Waltz.” Directed several choruses and SPEBSQSA International during the 1960s and 70s. He and his son Todd Wilson were the first ever father/son SPEBSQSA quartet champions. He along with Tony DeRosa was named the greatest barbershop baritone of all time in 2016. Harlan has coached several different quartets and choruses over the years and has been a mentor to many people that he has worked with. Inducted to the Sunshine District Hall of Fame and was later inducted into the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Hall Of Fame along with the rest of the Suntones in 2005. One of only two surviving original gold medal members of the Suntones.