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.
BORIS GARCIA
Once More Into the Bliss
LEONARD COHEN
Songs of Love and Hate
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
Kris Delmhorst
Shotgun Singer
BEN AND BRUNO
My Mother's Hand
Eddi Reader
Sings the Songs of Robert Burns
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