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.
SMALL TOWN SON
Burning Good Rubber
MARK ERELLI
Hope and Other Casualties
TERRI HENDRIX
The Spiritual Kind
Ry Cooder
My Name is Buddy
Western Centuries
Weight Of The World
LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON
The Sweeter the Juice
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