Birth name Robert Willie White Years active 1959–1972 Genres Soul Name Robert White | Occupation(s) Musician Role Musician Instruments Guitar Parents Joseph White | |
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Born November 19, 1936
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States ( 1936-11-19 ) Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States Died October 27, 1994, Los Angeles, California, United States Albums Paul Revere and the R, The Spirit of '67, A Christmas Present, Super Hits, Hard 'n' Heavy (With Mar | ||
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Robert Willie White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994) 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, "Something About You" by the Four Tops and "It's a Shame" by The Spinners.
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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 of complications from open heart surgery in Los Angeles in October 1994, aged 57.