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1974: Wrote two songs for an album by recording stars The Lettermen. Title track “To A Friend” written by Jonathan.

1978: Released first album, ANGELS EVERYWHERE, Green Mt. Records.

1981-85: Taught music at The Lewis School, Princeton, NJ.

1981: Performed first children's concert in Hightstown, NJ at Kreps School at the urging of Jonathan's mother, Carol Sprout, a Kreps teacher.

1984: Released second album, A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT.

1986: Released third album, first children's album, ON THE RADIO.

1989: Performed first West Coast Concert tour.

1990: SING ALONG, FEATURING TOP CHILDREN’S STARS released by Peter Pan Entertainment Group available, includes “Braces” and “Do What You Say You’ll Do” from ON THE RADIO.

1990: Performed 1,000th children’s concert

1991: Released fourth album, KID POWER.

1991: Released fifth album, LULLABIES FOR A NEW AGE.

1991: A GARDEN OF GIVING album released by Bright Ideas Productions, includes “You’re Going To Fly” from KID POWER.

1992: WE LIKE KIDS! SONGS FOR THE EARTH, songbook and tape, HarperCollins, released world-wide, includes “A Better Place To Live” from KID POWER.

1994: Sixth album, DR. MUSIC, winner of “NAPPA Gold Award”

1994: WE LIKE KIDS! LETTERS & NUMBERS, songbook and tape, HarperCollins, released world-wide, includes “Wordworm” from ON THE RADIO.

1995: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT elected DR. MUSIC sole winner “BEST MUSICAL RECORDING”

1995: Performed 2,000th children’s concert

1996: Seventh album, AMERICAN HEROES, winner of the “NAPPA Gold Award” presented by a consortium of 36 parenting magazines throughout the United States; and winner of Parents’ Choice “Audio Approved Award”

1999: LIVE & IN CURLERS, WXPN Kids’s Corner Sampler released, includes “Ben Franklin” from AMERICAN HEROES.

2000: Performed 3,000th children’s concert

2000: Eighth album, MORE AMERICAN HEROES released, winner of Film Advisory Board’s "Award of Excellence" & Parents' Choice "Recommended Award."

2005: Performed 4,000th children's concert

2009: Ninth album, AMERICAN HEROES #3 released

February 2009: AMERICAN HEROES #3:  iParenting Media "Best Product of 2009" Winner

April 2009: AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner Parents' Choice Recommended Award

May 2009:  AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner Creative Child Seal of Excellence

May 2009:  AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence

June 2009:  AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner Dove Foundation "Family-Approved" Seal

August 2009:  AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner 2009 National Parenting Publications Gold Award

September 2009:  AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner of a Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video CD/DVDs for 2009

December 2009:  AMERICAN HEROES #3: Nominated for a 2010 GRAMMY AWARD in the field of "Best Children's Recording"

January 2010: AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner of a 2009 Family Choice Award

February 2010: AMERICAN HEROES #3: Winner of a Mom's Choice Gold Award

October 2010 AMERICAN HEROES #3: Finalist in 2010 Giftys Awards

2010: Participating recording artist on Grammy nominated Healthy Foods for Kids CD

2011:  Performed 5,000th children's concert

2011: Participating recording artist on Grammy nominated All About Bullies, Big & Small CD

2011 - 1994:  Eighteen consecutive years as winner of special ASCAP AWARD presented by Popular Awards Panel.

Lifetime Achievements

   2010 GRAMMY® Nominee 

  Performed 5,047 children's concerts since 1981

   Released nine albums of original music

   Media exposure including: CBS (GRAMMYs), ABC, NBC, FOX & Cable TV appearances, cross-country air play on syndicated and local radio shows, feature articles, national awards and reviews from newspapers and magazines

 

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Jon Sprout
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