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.
TERRI HENDRIX
LEFT OVER ALLS
STEVE FORBERT
Strange Names & New Sensations
BRANDI CARLILE
Give up the Ghost
NEIL YOUNG & INTERNATIONAL HARVESTERS
A Treasure
BOB DYLAN
The Best of the Original Mono Recordings
Byrd & Street
This Much Is True
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