On This Day April 11
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1930 – Actor Rod Taylor (“The Time Machine,” “The Birds”) (d. 2015)
1942 – Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemens (d. 2011)
1946 – Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter Naomi Judd of The Judds (d. 2022)
1952 – Golf legend Ben Crenshaw
1971 – Grammy-winning R&B, soul and hip-hop singer Mary J. Blige
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1940 – Emmy-winning actress Donna Mills (“Play Misty For Me,” “Knot’s Landing,” “General Hospital”)
1944 – Pop and country singer Brenda Lee (“I’m Sorry,” “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”)
1947 – Actress Teri Garr (“Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie,” “Mr. Mom”)
1954 – Singer Jermaine Jackson, formerly of the Jackson 5
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1884 – First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (d. 1962)
1925 – Crime novelist Elmore Leonard (“Get Shorty,” “Freaky Deaky,” “Glitz”) (d. 2013)
1946 – Singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall of the duo Hall & Oates
1966 – Actor Luke Perry, best known for the 1990s TV series “Beverly Hills, 90210” (d. 2019)
1985 – Actress Michelle Trachtenberg (“Harriet the Spy,” “Weeds,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”)
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1965 – The Beatles conquer the singles chart with “Help!”
1982 – Chicago’s “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” is on top of the singles chart.
1993 – Mariah Carey kicks off an eight-week domination of the singles chart with “Dreamlover.”
2004 – “Goodies,” by Ciara featuring Petey Pablo, kicks off seven weeks on top of the singles chart.
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