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.
BROTHER ADAMS
Almost Alive at Front Street
Kaki King
Dreaming of Revenge
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
MEKLIT HADERO
On a Day Like This...
ZOE BOEKBINDER
Darling Specimens
NEIL YOUNG
Live at Massey Hall, 1971
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