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.
ANDREW ANDERSON
As Long As This Thing's Flyin'
BLACK JAKE AND THE CARNIES
Where The Heather Don't Grow
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Live
Uncle Earl
Waterloo, Tennessee
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NATURAL FORCES
ELLIS
Break The Spell
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