Rob, Porter Wagner was my dad's cousin. That half of the family was all from Howell county MO. or Fulton county AR. Every time his TV show came on, my old man would tell me stories about Porter when he was a kid in West Plains.
After I grew up, I married a girl whose grandmother is Roy Clark's cousin. Our daughter is 26 years old now and has not exhibited any desire to start a country music career, even though her mom resembles Dolly Parton too!