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.
GORD DOWNIE AND THE COUNTRY MIRACLES
The Grand Bounce
Neil Young
Chrome Dreams ll
THE YAYAS
Paper Boats
TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON
Steamboat in a Cornfield
RAY LA MONTAGNE
Gossip in the Grain
THE WOODSHEDDERS
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