Although the history of European and American pop music has been lasted for only more than a century, its music forms are extremely rich, and there are complex relationships among various music styles. Based on the European and American pop music, A Brief History of European and American Pop Music written by You Jingbo combs a clear and concise development vein of European and American pop music and introduces the different styles of European and American pop music schools. In order to fill the gap of textbook on popular music history for art colleges with pop music major.