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.
LUKE SAYERS AND THE LAST TO KNOW
Radio Flower
DAR WILLIAMS
Promised Land
VARIOUS
To Spirit Back the Mews: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation
THE SPARES
The Spares
BETH ORTON
Comfort of Strangers
Bow Thayer
Spend It All
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