Donna Fargo

Donna Fargo, (born Yvonne Vaughan on November 10, 1945 in Mount Airy, North Carolina), is a Country Music singer and songwriter. She is best known by pop fans for her 1972 Coun

Donna Fargo, (born Yvonne Vaughan on November 10, 1945 in Mount Airy, North Carolina), is a Country Music singer and songwriter. She is best known by pop fans for her 1972 Country/Pop crossover hits "The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" and "Funny Face," but country music lovers realize that she's accomplished much more than that in music. Fargo has had six #1 songs on the country charts. She has placed nine songs in the country top five, 15 in the top ten, 17 in the top 15, and 19 songs in the top 20. In all, she has placed 37 songs on the Billboard country charts between 1972 and 1991.

Donna Fargo was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina in 1945. Mount Airy was an area of North Carolina that was well-known for its traditional mountain music.[citation needed] As a child, she sang quite a bit, but instead of pursuing a career in music, she went into teaching in Los Angeles, becoming a high school English teacher. While in California, she met Stan Silver, who became her manager when Fargo was performing in California clubs and first seeking a career in music. At this point, Fargo was still teaching. Fargo and Silver eventually married.[citation needed]