{"id":24418,"date":"2021-08-14T00:54:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T04:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=24418"},"modified":"2021-08-14T12:34:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T16:34:56","slug":"the-human-perkulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-human-perkulator\/","title":{"rendered":"The Human Perkulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Although Mr Mod lives only a few blocks from here, he won’t trust his hair to anyone but a guy named Richard at Ovations, in Philadelphia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ah, how great to see cdm\u2019s reference to Billy Harner and to see Billy aka The Human Perkulator aka Perk appear on a recent thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love Billy Harner and have for 50+ years now. Such fond memories of hearing his \u201chits\u201d on WFIL-AM and WIBG-AM \u2013 the two top 40 stations in Philly for all of you non-Philadelphia Townsfolk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHits\u201d is in quotes because he never charted nationally but he was a hit locally and for a long long time. I never was lucky enough to see him live nor to get my haircut at his shop. Once, probably 25 years ago, I did make a trip from Connecticut down to Upper Darby to see him play in some nothing little restaurant or bar or something only to find that the gig had been canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, his catalog isn\u2019t very big. A lot of singles, many of which are highly valued among Northern Soul fans, one LP proper, and a couple of CDs most of which are grey area \u201creissues\u201d of his LP and singles and a 2000 CD with lots of remakes. I have the latter, inscribed and signed, a copy of the LP, and about 20 singles, mostly purchased from old Goldmine ads and from Val Shively\u2019s R&B Records. Memories\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billy had three local \u201chits\u201d. Please you should listen to them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His biggest was \u201cSally Sayin\u2019 Somethin\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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