Funkiest groove laid down by a white artist/band or predominantly white band

Indeed, but they sampled a lot of funky black records, Hendrix for example...

 

Some of y'all need to meet the New Orleans Radiators:

 

Beat me to it, so I’ll start with Cortex....



(A fantastic album btw).

 

Beck - huge Prince fan Beck has made some pretty funky records. My favourite funky Beck record is "Where It's At" (you know - "two turntables and a microphone"). Found on the Odelay album along with "Devil's Haircut" (includes a James Brown horn blast sample).

 

An obscure one. White AND Italian

 

Trapeze - "Midnight Flyer" from their 1974 lp "Hot Wire".

Why the video shows cover to "Medusa" I don't know

 

Swedish jazzers, The Nilsmen...



The B side is even funkier (but not as good)

 

Just my opinion: All of these artists, great as they were or are, run second place to Average White Band.
I'm adding the criminally underrated Ned Doheny, who collaborated with AWB's Hamish Stuart to write some great tracks ("A Love of Your Own" among others).

To Prove My Love - Ned Doheny (1981)

 

Let’s not forget the funkiest of them all...
Apache - The Incredible Bongo Band

(all white apart from said bongo player, King Errisson, I believe).

 

True. It's also always in my damn head that song.

 

Take Me To The River. A great groove. Excellent take on Al Green.

 

That's a cover of Ohio Players.

 

The Swampers. On everything.

 

Plus you’ve got all your soundtrack and library guys...

Brian Bennett
Johnny Harris
Alan Hawkshaw
Keith Mansfield
Etc

 

One of my favorites, and a killer example of fantastic funk grooves in very unusual time signatures (19/16 and 21/16):

Frank Zappa - "Keep It Greasey"

 

Thought this might have come up!!

 

As for this!!!



One hell of a groove!!

 

Buddy Rich - "Slow Funk"

 

Tower of Power?

 

In 1970 I really dug Rare Earth's "I Know I'm Losing You" which was out in the summer of that year...I bought the 45 in early 1971 in my very early record buying days. I'm posting the mono 45 version...one of the loudest 45s I ever picked up on. I also picked up the album it was on, "Ecology" around the same time.

 

Mark Ronson!!

 

First thing that came to mind.

 

They were black, Hispanic and white...great band! "Sparkling In the Sand" from their first LP is my favorite track of theirs.

 

the Stones can be quite funky