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Theodore Richard White (March 25, 1931 – October 26, 2020) was an American businessman, songwriter, music manager and producer from Detroit, Michigan. White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin.
Aug 4, 2021 · Black History. Inside Aretha Franklin’s Relationship with Her First Husband Ted White. At the age of 19, the future Queen of Soul wed her manager—and the seven-year marriage was filled with...
Jun 4, 2021 · At the start of Aretha Franklin's career, she was managed by her first husband Ted White, who she was married to for the majority of the 1960s. Ted White is played by actor Marlon Wayans in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect opposite Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul.
Aug 15, 2018 · Updated Nov 7, 2022 at 3:52pm. Getty Soul singer Aretha Franklin, Franklin's husband and manager Ted White, and Atlantic Records founder and president Ahmet Ertegun pose for a portrait at...
Aug 16, 2018 · Franklin and White had one son, Ted “Teddy” White Jr., in 1964. After playing backup guitar for his mom for years, he broke out on his own as a singer-songwriter, going by the name Teddy Richards.
Aug 14, 2021 · White became her manager, and has writing and cowriting credits on several of Franklin’s songs, including “ (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone.” They separated in 1968 and divorced in...
Mar 31, 2021 · Aretha Franklin's first husband, Ted White, was also her manager. Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images. Aretha was married to Ted White in 1961, when the singer was 19. Per David Ritz’s Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin, they first met in 1954 at a party, and White had a reputation as something of a smooth operator.
