Jonathan Sprout

Songwriter, performer and recording artist from Pennsylvania. (born April 12, 1952) In 1974, Sprout wrote two songs for an album recorded by The Lettermen, including the title track "To A Friend". During the years immediately following college, he performed regularly in the ski resort of Killington, Vermont; in Estes Park, Colorado; and in Lake Placid, New York. His first album, "Angel's Everywhere" (Green Mountain Records, 1978) was a production of original writings from those years. In 1979, he formed the band "Light" to promote his new original work. Though the band only lasted two years, it was instrumental in introducing Jonathan to ensemble work and collaborative writing. He began as a school concert performer in 1981 and has been a member of the Children’s Music Network since 1989. Sprout began performing his American Heroes concerts in 1996, and has since released four 'American Heroes' albums, which feature original songs about specific American heroes. The American Heroes albums have won 26 national awards and critical acclaim as groundbreaking CDs in the field of educational children’s music. Since 1972, Jonathan Sprout has recorded twelve albums, performed over 6,600 concerts (including over 5,600 children’s concerts) and taught more than 800 songwriting workshops throughout the United States. His songs have appeared on several internationally released compilation albums. In 2019, Jonathan founded Force For Good to release his original piano-based New Age, classically influenced music. Each musical piece provides the soundtrack for a film about current social issues. The premier Force For Good album, Passions, was released in January 2020. Innocence was released in January 2022.