Ted White Wife: Was Ted White Married?

Theodore Richard White was an American businessman, songwriter, music manager, and producer from Detroit, Michigan. White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin. As a songwriter, White wrote or co-wrote songs for Franklin, including “I Wonder”, “Lee Cross”, “Dr. Feelgood”, and “Think”

White was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 25, 1931. He was described in 1968 as a dabbler in Detroit real estate and wheeler dealer. He owned a chain of jukeboxes. White described himself as a sandlot promoter before he took over managing the career of singer Aretha Franklin in 1961

Was Ted Married?

Franklin and White married in 1961 — when she was 19 and he was reportedly 30 — after a few months of dating. White became her manager, and has writing and cowriting credits on several of Franklin’s songs, including “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone.” They separated in 1968 and divorced in 1969

White was introduced to Franklin by singer Della Reese at the Twenty Grand Club in Detroit. After a few weeks of dating, they were married by a justice of the peace while touring Ohio in 1961, when Franklin was 18 and White was 30. Franklin’s father, C.L. Franklin, opposed the union. White was described as a pimp by Motown producer Harvey Fuqua