Toured with the James Brown revue in the early 1960s.
Yvonne Fair was married to Sammy Strain, who started out as a member of
the group Little Anthony & The Imperials. He later joined the group The
O'Jays. After a sixteen year career of hits with The O'Jays, he would
later rejoin Little Anthony & The Imperials in 1992.
Her second child, a daughter named Venisha, was fathered by soul singer James Brown. He was separated from his wife, but still legally married, at the time of his relationship with Fair.