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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.
- Franklin’s Inner Circle Was Skeptical of White from The Start
- They Married Six Months After Meeting
- There Were Several Alleged Experiences That Hinted at Trouble in Their Marriage
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Not long after releasing her first album in 1961, Franklin met White at a Detroit Club called 20 Grand. Her sister Erma knew him and “she also told me he considered me among the most beautiful women in the world,” Franklin wrote in her memoir From These Roots. That seemed to be the kind of attention Franklin craved. “She fooled around and got with ...
While Franklin was still a teen when she met White, she was also a mother of two,having given birth to her first son Clarence when she was 12 and Edward when she was 14. Her family always had her back, with Franklin saying her dad “was not judgmental, narrow or scolding” about her youthful pregnancies. “In my fifth or sixth month, I dropped out of ...
While Franklin herself never directly addressed the dark side of the relationship, one of the first signs of trouble emerged in a 1968 Time story that said White had “roughed her up in public at Atlanta’s Regency Hyatt House Hotel.” While there weren’t further details, it did go on to say: “It was not the first such incident.” The story described W...
Learn about the dark side of the Queen of Soul's relationship with her first husband and manager, who was allegedly abusive and shady. Find out how their seven-year marriage affected her career, family and personal life.
4. Juni 2021 · Ted White was a Detroit businessman who managed Aretha Franklin's career from 1961 to 1968. He was abusive, had a son with her, and sought a share of her estate after her death.
15. Aug. 2018 · Learn about the marriage, divorce, and son of the Queen of Soul and her first manager, Ted White. Find out how he helped her career, why her father disapproved, and how he was involved in domestic abuse.
14. Aug. 2021 · Learn about the singer's two marriages, one abusive and one Hollywood, and her other significant relationships, including her \"forever friend\" Willie Wilkerson. Find out how they influenced her music and life.
16. Aug. 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...
6. Juli 2023 · By ED WHITE. Published 9:03 PM PDT, July 5, 2023. PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Five years after her death, the final wishes of music superstar Aretha Franklin are still unsettled. An unusual trial begins next Monday to determine which of two handwritten wills, including one found in couch cushions, will guide how her estate is handled.
