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  2. Mar 28, 2024 · In 1961, Aretha married Ted White at age 19, and he quickly began managing her. They welcomed son Ted White Jr. — who goes by Teddy Richards professionally — in February 1964 in Detroit.

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  3. White and Franklin had one son, Ted "Teddy" White Jr., born in February 1964. After the divorce, Teddy was raised by his father's family in Oak Park, Michigan . [13] He spent holidays and weekends with his mother in Detroit. [14]

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    • Where Is Ted White Now?

    Ted White was born in Detroit, Michigan, in March 1931. He was described by Timemagazine in 1968 as "a former dabbler in Detroit real estate and a street-corner wheeler-dealer." White, who also owned a chain of jukeboxes, was a sandlot promoter before he took over managing the career of singer Aretha in 1961.

    The couple had one son together, Ted 'Teddy' White Jr, born in 1964. After his parents' divorce, Teddy was mostly raised by his father's family in Michigan. He spent the holidays and weekends with his mother in Detroit. Teddy went on to play guitar for his mother, before becoming a singer-songwriter under the name Teddy Richards.

    White and Aretha separated in 1968, and her brother Cecil Franklin took over managing her career. Their divorce was finalized in 1969. White was said to be abusive towards Aretha during their marriage. According to a 1968 Timemagazine story, White "roughed her up in public at Atlanta's Regency Hyatt House Hotel." Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson told ...

    Little is known about Ted White's life and career in recent years. He is now aged 90. In 2019, it was reported by the Detroit Free Press that Ted White had been seeking a cut of her estate, following her death the previous year.

  4. Aug 21, 2019 · Another son, Ted White Jr., was largely raised by the family of his father, Ted White, Franklin’s former manager, to whom she was married in the 1960s, Ms. Owens said in an interview. All...

  5. Jul 22, 2021 · The Respect true story reveals that in early 1964, she gave birth to her third son, Ted White Jr., at age 21 while she was married to Ted White Sr. (portrayed by Marlon Wayans in the Respect movie). Her fourth and youngest son, Kecalf Cunningham, was born in 1970 when Aretha was 28 and involved with her road manager, Ken Cunningham.

  6. Aug 13, 2021 · Ted “TeddyWhite, Jr., born in 1964, was the sole child Franklin had with her first husband and manager, Ted White Sr. White Sr. was allegedly physically abusive to Franklin; the two were...

  7. Her third child, Ted White Jr., was born to Franklin and her husband Theodore "Ted" White in February 1964 and is known professionally as Teddy Richards. He provided guitar backing for his mother's band during live concerts. Her youngest son, Kecalf Cunningham, was born in April 1970 and is the child of her road manager Ken Cunningham.