Donna Fargo - Happiest Girl In The Whole USA

[Lee Warren]

Does anyone know who played steel on this song?
Asking for a friend (literally).

[Johnny Jones]

I think maybe Weldon Myrick.

[Brad Bechtel]

From this article:

Glen Andrews: Steel player. From Dublin, Alabama. Has played for Roy Drusky, Peggy Sue and Little Jimmy Dickens.

[Kenny Davis]

I always thought it was Weldon myself. But what Brad posted got me in the mood to do some investigating. First, the article in the Country Music magazine could be a little misleading. She may have had a good band that was "Good enough to record on their own" but I guarantee they weren't the musicians on her session! She was a relatively new artist that had put a band together to support her new hit record.

I listened to the original recording closely and heard things that I never noticed before. I thought it was Weldon due to the staccato picking on the outro. But I heard much more - I heard reso, as well as what I thought was two different pedal steel styles. I searched Discogs with no luck, but I found a site that gives all of her album info in detail. On all sessions listed I found she only used Lloyd Green and Pete Drake! along with all the heavy hitters: Pig Robbins, Billy Sanford, Leon Rhodes, Charlie McCoy, etc. After listening a few times, I'm thinking I'm hearing Lloyd's reso and Pete's Pedal Steel on the first part, and I'm hearing Lloyd's staccato picking at the end!

https://countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.c ... fargo.html

[Steve Hinson]

It's Weldon...Weldon can also be heard on"Don't Be Angry"by Donna,and"Shame on Me",playing his Dobro equipped with Bigsby Palm Pedals...

The resonator guitar heard on"Happiest Girl"is a fretted instrument played by Grady Martin(or Pete Wade-I haven't quite figured that one out yet!)...

Hope this helps
SH...

[Steve Hinson]

Also-"Funny Face"...second verse-Weldon...

[Don Euton]

For what it`s worth, I remember reading that it was Weldon who played the steel on Donna`s original recording of that song.
Don Euton