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.
JD SOUTHER
- If the World Was You
OTIS GIBBS
Grandpa Walked a Picketline
BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS
Kings and Queens
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Delerium Tremelos
HONOR FINNEGAN
The Tiny Life
Matt Nathanson
At the Point
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