Nash Chase
| Nash Chase | |
|---|---|
| Born | Taihape, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, life coach, counsellor |
| Labels | Ode, HMV, EMI |
| Associated acts | Hi Revving Tongues |
Nash Chase is a former pop singer from New Zealand who recorded for the Ode and HMV labels. He released a string of singles in the early 1970s. He is remembered for "What Greater Love", "Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know" and "Anderson and Wise".
Born in Taihape, Chase came from a very large family of at least 18. His brothers, Frank, Richard and Colin have been involved in music. His brother Frank had a record released on the PYE label in 1969, "The Frog"/"Popeye Dance". His youngest brother Colin Rex Chase was a Jazz drummer. Colin who also played in the A to Zeev Big Band, and funk band Jones Cartel, died of cancer on 10 March 2015.
In May 1970, along with Lyn Calman, and Tui Fox, Chase was one 15 entertainers selected from over a 1000 entries for Studio One's New Faces. In July of that year he won the Wanganui Talent Quest. In August, he won the 1970 New Faces competition. On the week ending with 5 September 1970, Billboard reported his single "What Greater Love" entering the New Zealand charts at position 10. The single backed with "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" was released on the Ode label. His previous single "Sound Of Love" backed with "My Special Prayer" was also released on Ode. In October 1970, Chase was photographed with competition winner Pam who had entered a promotional competition for the film , which was organised by Kings Theatre in Wellingon. The prize was tickets to the film's premiere, the 3 record LP , and dinner with Chase.
In April 1971, Chase and Lew Pryme appeared at Mt. Crawford Prison, and it was reported by Billboard that they were the first pop singers to so. In June 1971, his pressing "Today I Killed A Man I Didn't Know" was released on HMV. This was his first release for the label. The single was backed with "World Of Lavender Lace". Almost straight away, the single became a hit on the Top 20 chart. It also became a finalist in the 1971 Loxene Gold Disc awards. He released another single that year on HMV. It was "If You'd Like To Be A Lady" backed with "Teresa".
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