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Billy Harner, known as "The Human Percolator," is a blue-eyed soul singer born in Camden, New Jersey. He first emerged in 1964 with the single "Anymore," backed by the Expressions on the Lawn label. However, his backing band was short-lived, and his next release, "Coney Island Wild Child," credited him alone. In 1965, Harner signed with Cameo/Parkway, releasing "All Through the Night." He later moved to the Kama Sutra label, where he recorded cult-classic singles such as "Homicide Dresser," "What About the Music," and the Northern soul favorite "Sally's Sayin' Somethin'," which became a minor hit in Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles in the summer of 1967. In late 1968, Harner signed with the independent label Open/OR, where his debut release, the ballad "A Message to My Baby," was licensed for wider distribution by Atlantic Records. He also recorded the Gamble-Huff track "I Struck It Rich" before releasing his sole LP, "She's Almost You," in 1969. Unfortunately, the album did not achieve commercial success, and after one final effort with the obscure 66 + 6 label, a cover of Chris Kenner's "Something You Got," Harner left his music career to open a barbershop in Camden, NJ. He resurfaced in the 199

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