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.
Many Academia readers have suggested that it would be helpful to their ordering and selection process if our selection lists were presented in a Microsoft Excel format. In response, we are happy to introduce this new functionality and format effective with this issue and for all future issues. In addition, you will find convenient purchasing links to your preferred ordering system for each title.
