 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.
1982: 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 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 around the world, 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 around the world, 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 4,000th career concert; 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 5,000th career concert, 4,000th children's
concert
2006 - 1994: thirteen consecutive years as winner of
special ASCAP AWARD presented by Popular Awards Panel.
 
Performed over 5,000 concerts over the course of 33 years
Released eight albums of original music
Media exposure including: ABC, NBC, FOX & Cable TV appearances,
continuous cross-country air play on syndicated and local kids radio
shows, feature articles, national awards and reviews from newspapers and
magazines
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