In 1960 Franklin transitioned from sacred to secular music. 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 . Despite making numerous albums with Columbia Records, none of them were "really me," Aretha Franklin would later say. Although the only people who know the exact details of their relationship are Franklin and White, there's significant evidence to support the idea that he was abusive towards her. 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. Glynn's longtime friend and fellow actor, Lou Gossett Jr., only had good things to say about the former couple. Glynn also confirmed that his ex-wife was aware that they were with her during her last days. During his visit, Aretha was able to see Glynn (and fellow singer Stevie Wonder) because she was conscious but unable to communicate. Her first album with Columbia Records, Aretha: With the Ray Bryant Combo, came out when Franklin was 18 years old. Although the piece recognized her talent, it focused on her personal life and marriage instead, "portray[ing] her as despondent. She then had another child when she was 14-years-old by Edward Jordan who her brother called a player. [protected-iframe id=fd20b2517dc777257f150c6fab622612-62957618-131408365 info=https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10207796062153108%26set%3Da.3561354506136.2152242.1041017988%26type%3D3&width=500 width=500 height=503 frameborder=0 style=border:none;overflow:hidden scrolling=no]. How many children did Aretha Franklin have and where are they now At the time, though, all I could do was view Aretha as a wonder child. It was banned, its been reported, because of the subject matter and because it depicts a lynching, and while previously a rare find, its now, not surprisingly, on YouTube. They separated in 1968 and divorced a year later in 1969. It is a unique style that, in my professional opinion, requires no alteration.". Just shy of her 15th birthday, Aretha gave birth to a second son: Eddie, named after his father, Edward Jordan. The real inside of their breakup, indeed Aretha Franklins whole backstory, which she has worked hard to keep out of the spotlight at least if not completely out of public view, has been fodder for gossip sites opening rattling closet doors, and the occasional subject of Detroit-area newspaper articles, like when her son Edward was implicated but never charged in a mansion fire, or tabloid scoops sans on-the-record sources.