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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. 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.
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.
9. Juli 2023 · Ted White Jr., whose father had been Franklin’s manager and first husband, asked that the court favor documents that had been drafted by Mr. Grix, an experienced estate planning lawyer, in the...
11. Juli 2023 · Under Michigan law, her assets would have been divided equally among her four sons: Kecalf, Edward and Clarence Franklin, and Ted White Jr. The sons unanimously selected a cousin as the estate’s...
4. Aug. 2021 · At the time of its release, Franklin — who died in 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 — was married to her first husband Ted White, who also became her manager.
22. Juli 2021 · Ted White Jr. is played by Marlon Wayans in the biopic Respect, which covers the life and career of Aretha Franklin. In real life, Ted White Jr. was a musician and manager who married Aretha Franklin in 1961 and divorced her in 1969.
