A hand-picked list of noteworthy books on popular music from various genres, the list intends to bring the best scholarly writing about Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Folk and Country to the forefront. Profiling Bibliographer, Jonathan Colcord, examines all music titles profiled by YBP each year, which assists librarians in finding the most important works on popular music. Jon is a lifelong music fan, veteran radio host, folk and bluegrass festival emcee and music journalist. Jon has also contributed to Crossroads Magazine, Country Standard Time and Rootsworld.