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.
JAY FARRAR/BENJAMIN GIBBARD
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
THE DUHKS
Your Daughters and Your Sons
CARRIE NEWCOMER
The Geography of Light
GREG BROWN
Yellow Dog
Mary Chapin Carpenter
The Calling
CATIE CURTIS
Hello, Stranger
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