Robert White

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Robert White
Background information
Birth name	Robert Willie White
Born	(1936-11-19)November 19, 1936 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died	October 27, 1994(1994-10-27) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Soul
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1959–1972
Associated acts	Funk Brothers, Motown Records

Robert Willie White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994)^[1] was an African-American soul musician, one of the guitarists for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers, White is best known for performing the guitar riff on The Temptations' number-one hit single "My Girl", but played the guitar on many successful Motown records, including "Can I Get a Witness" by Marvin Gaye, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes, "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder, and "It's a Shame" by The Spinners.

Oscar Moore and Wes Montgomery were among White's influences. Among the guitars White used to record were the Gibson ES 335 and the Gibson L-5.

White died from complications from open heart surgery in October 1994, aged 57.^[1]

Robert White was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the Funk Brothers.^[2]

References

External links

• Justman, Paul (2002). Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Motion picture). New York: Artisan Entertainment. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314725/.