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.
SHANE NICHOLSON
Faith and Science
KEITH SYKES
Let It Roll
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
THINGS THAT FLY
Rickie Lee Jones
The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
DEADSTRING BROTHERS
CANNERY ROW
Jess Klein
Strawberry Lover
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