Yes. In David Ritzs unofficial biography on Franklin, her sister Erma is quoted as saying: Ted White was a highly possessive husband and could be a scary character.. Aretha's sister Erma once described her ex-brother-in-law saying: "Ted White was a highly possessive husband, and could be a scary character.". Her youngest son, Kecalf, was born in April 1970 and is the child of her road manager Ken Cunningham. She became stepmother to Glynn's three children from a previous marriage. I was able to feel her pulse, which was strong. Playing this amazing music. Longtime award-winning stage, film and TV actor Glynn Turman, who played Broadway at age 12 and starred in cult classic 'Cooley High,' was Aretha Franklin's second husband. She had her first child, Clarence, at age 12 and kept the father a secret until she passed away revealing in a handwritten will that the father was Edward Jordan. LOS ANGELES -- Actor Glynn Turman was married to Aretha Franklin for six years. How did Aretha Franklin learn music? Their split was shrouded by claims of domestic abuse towards her. The couple was introduced by one of Aretha's sons . First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place (1968-1969), high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Later I'd recognize them as complex church chords, the kind used to accompany the preacher and the solo singer. She signed with Columbia Records in New York and released her first single, Today I Sing the Blues, in 1960. The upcoming film Respect recounts the life of the Queen of Soul, from singing as a child at her fathers church to becoming a global superstar and civil rights activist. He "roughed her up" on more than one occasion, including the incident at the Atlanta Hyatt. 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. Glynn Turman Jr., 21, son of actor Glynn Turman and stepson of Miss Franklin, was pronounced dead Sunday night at Santa Monica Hospital, police Detective Ray Cooper said. Aretha and actor Glynn Turman married on April 11, 1978, at her father's church. Aretha Franklin married Ted White in 1961 at age 19, and he served as her manager up until 1969, when the two got divorced. Despite their short marriage, the former couple remained close friends throughout the years. What was Aretha Franklins first hit song? He woke up in the middle of the night and realized his wife wasn't in bed. The couple was introduced by one of Aretha's sons when he grabbed Glynn's attention saying: "Glynn Turman, my mother loves you! The Guardian writes that during a recording session in Alabama, "the session ended abruptly when [Franklin's] inebriated husband, Ted White, came to blows with one of the horn players.".