We're all members of the Appalachian Family of course, but now I can claim it by blood! Genealogy is really cool. I highly recommend digging into the history of your ancestors. The other side of my family has done a lot, which is how and why I started studying that side's ancestors' service of the CSA in the Second American War for Independence, and now I'm digging into the other side of the family.
Here's the wiki of Randy Boone and a sample of his music.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Boone