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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. [1] White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin.
Mar 28, 2024 · Learn about the four sons of the Queen of Soul, including Teddy Richards, who was born in 1964 with her ex-husband Ted White. Find out how they inherited her estate, grieved her death and followed her musical legacy.
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- Meeting Aretha and Becoming Her Manager
- Fatherhood and Separation
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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.
Ted White Jr is a singer-songwriter who was born in 1964 to Aretha Franklin and her first husband Ted White. The couple divorced in 1969 after a turbulent marriage marked by abuse and infidelity.
Aug 4, 2021 · Learn about the dark side of the relationship between the Queen of Soul and her first husband, who was also her manager. Find out how their seven-year marriage was marked by abuse, infidelity, and conflict.
Aug 13, 2021 · Ted White Jr. 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...
Aug 13, 2021 · Teddy, born in 1964, is the only son of Aretha Franklin's first husband and manager, Ted White Sr. He plays guitar and sings, and has performed with his mother for 30 years. He also supports the new biopic Respect, unlike his brother Kecalf.
Aug 15, 2018 · Ted White Jr is a musician and producer who played guitar in his mother's band. He is the only child of Aretha Franklin and her first husband, Ted White, who was her manager and co-writer.
