Jonathan Sprout

Jonathan Sprout (born John Wells Sprout, Jr. on April 12, 1952 in Hightstown, New Jersey) is a songwriter, performer and recording artist from Pennsylvania, USA. He has released nine albums, the last seven of which feature children's music. His three most recent albums feature original songs about specific American heroes. In 2010 his ninth album, American Heroes #3, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Music for Children" category.^[1]

Biography

His high school years were spent at The Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. Sprout developed his interest in music while attending Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, participated in competitive swimming, and was a member of Cap and Dagger, the campus theatre organization. He played small acting parts in Marat Sade, The Alchemist and The Wizard of Oz. Sprout received his B.A. in psychology from Bucknell in 1974.

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.

References

External links

• "Jonathan Sprout Homepage". Retrieved August 17, 2007.
• "Jonathan Sprout Music at CDBaby.com". Retrieved August 23, 2007.