2004-07-19
27-year-old Georgia native and Harvard grad David Berkeley recently got a boost from ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, when they awarded him the Johnny Mercer award for up-and-coming songwriters. The award caps the steady progress that has come with the release of his second independent disc, After the Wrecking Ships.Berkeley’s an earnest storyteller, leaning toward the vocal style of James Taylor, Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens. Check him out.
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
Genuine Negro Jig
JUSTIN CURRIE
Lower Reaches
Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band
The Rarity Of Experience Disks 1 & 2
RAUL MALO
SINNERS & SAINTS
SONNY SMITH
Fruitvale
DIGNEY FIGNUS
Trouble on the Levee
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