Robert White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994)[1] was an American soul musician and a guitarist for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers.

[2] Born in the small town of Billmeyer, Pennsylvania,[3][4] he received music lessons from his uncle.

He did session work at Anna Records and later became one of the three core guitarists at Motown, along with Joe Messina and Eddie Willis.

[2] There, he performed primarily as a rhythm guitarist and played lead guitar when particular melodies needed his distinct tone.

[2][3] He is best known for writing and performing the guitar riff on The Temptations' number-one hit single "My Girl", and performed on numerous Motown hits,[2][5][6] including "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes, and "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder.