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.
K. Jones & The Benzie Playboys
Oh Yeah!
CAROLINE SPENCE
You Know The Feeling
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
DIGNEY FIGNUS
Trouble on the Levee
JOEL ARANT
To Whom it may Behoove
Billy Bragg
Mr. Love & Justice
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