[Emmett McCarthy]

On the other hand, Otis Redding’s estate is probably not paid when “Dock of the Bay” is played since he didn’t write that, Steve Cropper - GASP! - a white guy did. Or “Try A Little Tenderness” which was a cover of a song originally recorded by, I think, Bing Crosby in the 30s or 40s.

[Buckeye McFrog]

A number of Motown hits were written by R. Dean Taylor, a white Canadian.

It doesn't get much whiter than White Canadian.