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 ofthe “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 Samplerreleased, 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 2012: Participating recording artist on GRAMMY® winning ALL ABOUT BULLIES, BIG & SMALL CD 2014 - 1994: 21 consecutive years as winner of ASCAP AWARD presented by Popular Awards Panel. February 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 CD released February 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner KIDS FIRST All-Star Endorsement March 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award April 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner Tillywig Brainchild Award April 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval April 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner Dove Foundation "Family Friendly" Seal May 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner Academics' Choice Smart Media Award May 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 Mom's Choice Honoring Excellence Gold Award Recipient June 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 Creative Child Magazine Creative Choice Award September 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner Global Music Bronze Medal Award October 2014: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video/CD/DVDs of 2014 February 2015: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner 2015 Family Choice Award July 2015: AMERICAN HEROES #4 winner 2015 Santa's Choice Award January 2017: ASCAP Popular Award January 2018: ASCAP Popular Award January 2019: ASCAP Popular Award January 2020: ASCAP Popular Award February 2020: Released Passions audio CD as Founder of musical group Force For Good
Lifetime Achievements |
