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.
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & THE BROKEOFFS
Medicine County
ERNESTO HERNANDEZ
West Off Bridge
EMBER SWIFT
The Dirty Pulse
YUSUF ISLAAM AKA CAT STEVENS
An Other Cup
ELVIS PERKINS
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
The Wood Brothers
Live Volume One
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