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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 later, the...
- Emy Lacroix
Theodore Richard White (March 25, 1931 – October 26, 2020) was an American businessman, songwriter, music manager and producer from Detroit, Michigan. [1] White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin.
- Meeting Aretha and Becoming Her Manager
- Fatherhood and Separation
- Read More: How Many Children Did Aretha Franklin Have and Where Are They Now?
- 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.
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 two were...
Aug 21, 2019 · Ted White Jr. has asked the judge to consider all three of the wills as representing Franklin’s full wishes, and asked to be named personal representative alongside Ms. Owens.
Aug 13, 2021 · Franklin had four children, Clarence Franklin, Edward Franklin, Ted White Jr. (known professionally as Teddy Richards) and Kecalf Cunningham.
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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.
