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.
RAUL MALO
SINNERS & SAINTS
AMOS LEE
As the Crow Flies
WILLIE NELSON
Lost Highway
BLIND WILLIES
Needle, Feather, and a Rope
JOE SWANK & THE ZEN PIRATES
HANK WILLIAMS DIED FOR MY SINS
Don Conoscenti
Anastasia
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