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Mar 28, 2024 · In 1961, when she was 19 years old, Aretha married music manager Ted White, and the pair welcomed a son, Ted White Jr., in 1964. Aretha and Ted divorced in 1969, and just one year...
White and Franklin's divorce was finalized in 1969. Ted White Jr. 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. He spent holidays and weekends with his mother in Detroit.
- How Many Children Did Aretha Franklin have?
- Clarence Franklin
- Edward Franklin
- Ted White Jr.
- Kecalf Cunningham
Franklin had four children, Clarence Franklin, Edward Franklin, Ted White Jr. (known professionally as Teddy Richards) and Kecalf Cunningham. The Queen of Soul largely avoided keeping her personal life out of the public, as have her sons.
Franklin's oldest son, Clarence was born when she was 12 years old in 1955. His father was believed to be Franklin's classmate, Donald Burke according to her biographer and author of Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin, David Ritz. After her death, Franklin's family found handwritten wills in her home which instead stated that Clarence, 66, was th...
Born when Franklin was 14, Edward Franklin perhaps shares a father with his older brother Clarence. Named after his father, Edward Jordan, 64, shared his mother's singing talents and has performed on multiple occasions including in duets with Franklin. In 2015 he sang at his grandfather Rev. C.L. Franklin's funeral, performing his mother's favorite...
Ted is Franklin's son from her first marriage to Ted White. White also worked for Franklin for some time as her musical manager before their marriage ended after seven years amid reports of domestic abuse. Ted was largely raised by his father and went on to perform backing guitar for his mother for 30 years. Under the stage name Teddy Richards, the...
Franklin's youngest child, Kecalf Cunningham, was born in 1970. The child of Franklin and another of her former managers Ken Cunningham, his name is a portmanteau of his father's first name and his mother's initials. Kecalf, 51, tried to forge a career for himself as a Christian rapper and appeared on stage with his mother. After previously stating...
Aug 13, 2021 · Ted “Teddy” White, 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...
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...
Jun 28, 2022 · Ted White Jr. Teddy Richards. Picture: Teddy Richards. Her third child, Ted White Jr, was born in 1964 and is known professionally as Teddy Richards. Aretha was 25 at the time of Teddy's birth. Aretha married her first husband Ted White aged 19. Aretha and Ted Sr divorced in 1969.
