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.
THE WEEPIES
Hideaway
Various Artists
Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Anniversary Collection
Neil Young
Live at Massey Hall, 1971
EMBER SWIFT
The Dirty Pulse
RICKIE LEE JONES
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Back Forty
Big Orange Tent
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