Donna Fargo
Yvonne Vaughn
BORN: November 10, 1949, Mount Airy, NC
In the early '70s, Donna Fargo was an unusual country star for a couple of
reasons. She was one of the few female country singers to write her own material,
and one of the few country singers of any sort to cross over to the pop charts
in a big way, which she did in 1972 with "The Happiest Girl in the Whole
U.S.A." (number 11) and "Funny Face" (number five). She never made the pop
Top 40 again, but placed over a dozen more singles in the country Top Ten
in the '70s, most written by herself. As an artist, she was squarely in the
mainstream, her slightly lisping voice delivering upbeat, sweetly produced
homilies to romance, home, and America. She faded after developing multiple
sclerosis in 1979, although she continued writing and performing. ~ Richie
Unterberger, All Music Guide