# David Berkeley | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 09:02 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: David Berkeley
- Visible lyric pages: 6

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `david-berkeley`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 09:02 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-12a6162b6ffa01e6
- Visible lyric pages: 6
- Pages with stored lyric text: 6
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 7500
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 7
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Fire Sign, Jefferson, Love's the Only Thing That Shuts, Matador, Red, and Straw Man
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

David Berkeley wrote songs like "Fire Sign" and "Jefferson" that felt both intimate and expansive. He worked in Northern California, drawing from rhythm and blues without much formal training, which gave his music a direct, instinctive quality. His 1972 album Fire Sign introduced that title track, and by 1975 he released Ashes to Embers. That record included songs about love and redemption, though some listeners found the arrangements unconventional. Berkeley...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Fire Sign — https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/fire-sign
2. Jefferson — https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/jefferson
3. Love's the Only Thing That Shuts — https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/love-s-the-only-thing-that-shuts
4. Matador — https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/matador
5. Red — https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/red
6. Straw Man — https://lyroverse.com/david-berkeley/straw-man