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David Saks
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David Saks was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 01, 1952. Saks has made special effort to assist in community endeavors for the physically challenged, and has supported community service efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital founded by entertainer Danny Thomas. Saks has been a radio personality in Memphis and was instrumental in placing Southwestern (aka Rhodes) College radio station, WLYX, on the air in 1971. He attended Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. In 1972, Saks was a guest in the Cambridge, Ma. home of Professor John Kenneth Galbraith ("The New Industrial State"), Department of Economics at Harvard University and United States' ambassador to India under President John F.Kennedy. In 1974 he spent a year working and studying in Israel along with students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Colgate, Baylor and Oxford Universities. In 1975 he was a piano student of Art Bayer at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the late Herbert Hermann at the University of Memphis in the early 1970's. He has played in Steinway Hall in London and New York and is recognized in the Steinway Registry. Saks is a licensed Realtor® and has dedicated himself to addressing the needs of fair housing while aggressively opposing predatory lending. On August 16, 1977 Saks was visiting Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, and left shortly before Elvis was found unconscious and taken to the hospital. On January 08, 1993, Elvis' birthday, Saks was honored by Graceland and the United States Postal Service as the recipient of the first officially canceled Elvis Presley first day cover.
Saks is the composer of the only two songs ever adopted as the "Official Songs of Memphis" by the Memphis City Council, "One Last Bridge" and "In Memphis" and is included in the "1000 Songs" list for the Smithsonian Rock and Soul Museum. "In Memphis" is number 410 and "One Last Bridge" is number 805 .
Smithsonian Rock and Soul Museum
Saks has been a staff member at University of Memphis radio station WUMR since 1969 and has a radio program on Saturday evenings. University of Memphis Biography of David Saks
Saks is the founder of the American Real Estate Alliance. American Real Estate Alliance
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David Saks an American-musician, was born on August 1, 1952.
