barbershop music is a dying breed.
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not
However, it is recognized as a transitional period in country music where Cyrus brought renewed interest in a dying breed of music amongst younger listeners.
Background.
"Achy Breaky Heart" was written by amateur songwriter Don Von Tress from Cypress Inn, Tennessee in 1990, according to him "just fooling around on the guitar and a drum machine".
The song was initially to be recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1990s but the group decided against recording it after lead singer Duane Allen said that he