Then, after marrying Ted White, she had a third son, Teddy White Jr. Aretha's youngest son Kecalf was born in 1970. The Queen of Soul, who rarely discussed her marriage troubles to first . He first met Franklin in Los Angeles, backstage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion during a performance by actor Ben Vereen, who was a high school classmate of Turman's. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Aretha Franklin, who died in 2018, was married twice, Aretha Franklin with her ex-husband Ted White in 1961. Credit: This content is subject to copyright. In real life, Franklin gave birth to four boys: Clarence Franklin, Edward Franklin, Teddy Richards and Kecalf Cunningham. How Aretha Franklin Survived Domestic Abuse in First Marriage - People 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Here's everything you need to know about the late soul legend's ex husbands Aretha Franklin married Theodore "Ted" White aged 19, despite objections from her father. Aretha had her third son, Ted Jr, with her husband, in 1964. Ted was her manager and helped her co-write a number of hit songs, but stepped down after their divorce. while her sister, Carolyn, and cousin Brenda, sang solos. But Franklin wasn't happy when the media got wind of this incident, and she ended up "pressur[ing] Jet magazine to run an article portraying her positively. In 1980, Aretha Franklin signed with Arista Records and ended up staying with them for 27 years. Well i'll be damned, ClaudeHaveMercy!!! (@ClaudeKelly) March 5, 2011. Aretha married Ted when she was 19 years old but many people around Aretha including her father labeled Ted as "shady" and did not approve of him. Aretha Franklin and Glynn Truman marred in 1978. Market data provided by Factset. Jon & Kate's kids Leah, Alexis, Aaden & Joel, 18, seen in rare photos, Kelly Clarkson slammed for 'awful' and 'cruel' parenting decision, Kim's real skin and body revealed in unedited & unapproved new pic, American Idol's Katy and Lionel to be replaced by 'big-time stars', 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP. So were his roles on a slew of shows form Matlock to Hawaii 5-O, Fame, Scrubs, Southland, Flash Forward, CSI, The Bernie Mac Show, Law and Order, CI and In Treatment for which he won the Emmy. Aretha gave birth to four children from three different men during her lifetime. Many people may be surprised to know that the late Aretha Franklin was once married to legendary actor, Glynn Turman. RELATED: Aretha Franklin, "Queen of Soul," dies at 76. Her pulse told me that she was not in surrender mode. Turman, whose son Glynn Jr. was stabbed to death during a fight about a girl in Santa Monica in 1986 at just 21, has devoted himself to the camp and foundation. Clarence, her firstborn who was named after the singers preacher father, was born just two months before her 13th birthday, and she had Edward, her second child, two years later at age 14. 'Respect' Movie vs. the True Story of Aretha Franklin's Life With her music, Franklin became the voice of the Civil Rights Eraand never hesitated to show up for people in her community, even singing at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, funeral.