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.
KELLY FLINT
Drive All Night
Rachel Harrington
The Bootleggers Daughter
THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS
Ripe
Goldmine Pickers
Lonesome Gone
JENNIFER KIMBALL
Oh Hear Us
BLAZE FOLEY & THE BEAVER VALLEY BOYS
Cold, Cold World
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