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Nancy Nash was born in North Battleford Saskatchewan and raised Pentecostal by her parents. Nash is multi-cultural and is of English, Germanic, Jew, Dutch, Haida and African decent. Her first music mentor was Isabel Mayes whose mother had been born a slave in 1885. The family moved from the US to Maidstone Sask. and attended the same church as the Nash's. Nancy's mother was born in the US and her grandfather emigrated to Canada from New York state in the early 1900's. The family shared a musical background and Nash began playing piano at age three. Singing religious music and in the spirit was encouraged. Isabel Mayes and her mother Virginia Nash showed her how to harmonize and 'belt it out'. She began her singing career as a young teenager at twelve singing with the Golden Idols and from there joined The New Colonials. At sixteen Nash now a single mother moved to Edmonton in the early 70's with her young son Robin. She began playing with Hot Cottage and in 1972 recorded with blues legend Big Walter Horton. She is featured on Hound Dog and Worried Worried a song she improvised on the spot with Walter. Hot Cottage opened for B. B. King, Albert King, John Mayall and Crowbar. Nash featured Betty Chaba as a guest on her own half hour show Points East, Points West. Damon Recording Studio owner Garry McDonall recorded Natural Born, Nash's first recording released in 1978. Nash also recorded television shows and projects with Edmonton's Senator Tommy Banks and Big Miller.

Nash moved to Vancouver in 1979 and began immediately working at renowned Little Mountain Sound as a session singer. She sang on hundreds of jingles as well as artists recordings including Valdy, Shari Ulrich, Bryan Adams who was also a background singer in her band, Matt Minglewood, Loverboy, Bon Jovi (Livin'On A Prayer), Cher. GGRP the number one jingle house in western Canada formed a band called Touche of which Nash was a member. They released Take A Look But Don't Touch which had airplay success. Nash sang as a soloist and background singer for many television shows including Paul Anka, Tom Jones, Cakewalk with Robbie King. She sang on David Fosters production of "Tears Are Not Enough" and with Mr. Foster at the 1986 Worlds Fair. She participated in the 1986 charity single "Actions Speak Louder Than Words", Nash sang the EXPO Worlds fair theme "Somethings Happening Here" and in 1987 won West Coast Music Award in 1987 for Best Female Vocalist after being nominated seven times.

Nash was also a supporter of Native artists and insisted they be part of her show and performance. She was adopted by Haida Raven Clan Mother Dr. Minnie Croft in 1987. In 1988 Leonard George of the Ts'leil Watuth Nation acknowledged Nancy as his sister at a JR Country event that was recorded and played over radio. He also asked her to sing an ancient song with him that he claimed to be hundreds of years old. Leonard George asked her to record a version of The Prayer Song with Paul Janz, Nash and himself. Janz did a ruff demo that was submitted to FACTOR but was rejected stating that Native Music had no place in the FACTOR program. Nash had initially met George in 1986 to observe Native protocol when she worked with Bob Hope at the Worlds Fair as his opening act and sidekick. Leonard George was hired by Nash to perform "The Prayer Song" with Nash at the event. George later told Peter Gzowski in Mar. of 1994 on national CBC radio Bob Hope had hired him. Mr. Hope never once hired Leonard George for his shows. Nash paid George for his one time performance out of her own wages. She worked with Mr. Hope from 1986-92.

In 1994 Nash told Peter Gzowski that Dan George had been her father in another life. She never claimed he gave her permission to record a song her adoptive brother told her was hundreds of years old. Later in 1994 Nash met with Leonard's sisters and renouned First Nations author Lee Miracle. None of them recognized The Prayer Song as a family song. She also met with hereditary Grand Chief Slaholt of the Tsleil-Watuth First Nation, younger brother of Dan George. Chief Slaholt was the ONLY herediatry Chief as his father bestowed. Dan George was Chief in self annointed title only. Grand Chief Slaholt told her the song she had recorded was NOT one of his families songs nor was it a song his brother had 'written' as his nephew was now claiming. A lawyer and witness were present to record the events of that meeting and Chief Slaholt also told Nash if the controversy went to court he would testify on her behalf. The Prayer Song that Nash recorded under her Haida name Sazacha Red Sky is now registered with SOCAN in the Public Domain. Leonard George did not persue action against Nash.

Later career
Nash relocated to Toronto in 1988 where she continued to work as a session singer and solo artist. She recorded many television shows with Maple Blues Award recipient and CBC Radio Show Host, Danny Marks. During this time she became involved in animal environmental activism. Nash moved to Los Angeles in 1992 where she continued to play as a street musician sharing corners with Jewel and Marilyn Manson. She also jammed with Johnny Winter at Bernies. She worked alongside Martin Sheen and Ralph Nader in programs assisting poor and homeless people. Nash returned to Canada in 1998 and recorded 'Sing It To The Wind' with Cam MacInnes. She also recorded music for the documentary girl biker film, Girl Gone Bad. She moved to the Okanagan BC in 2003 and established a wildlife/domestic animal sancturay.

In 2013, she wrote and recorded "Comin' Home", a song for the centennial of her hometown of North Battleford. She reunited with her onetime Hot Cottage bandmate Cam MacInnes to record the album Long Live the Blues, released in 2015. Nancy Nash was the first female to be inducted into the Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame on June 7, 2015.

Discology

Natural Born 1978 Letting Go 1985 Move Any Mountain 1991 Red Sky Rising (Sazacha Red Sky) 1993 Sing It To The Wind 2001 Love Is All That Matters 2005 411 Special 2007 Long Live The Blues 2015 --WolvesWhoAre (talk) 02:01, 18 September 2015 (UTC) Source: Written by Nancy Nash aka Sazacha Red Sky--WolvesWhoAre (talk) 02:01, 18 September 2015 (UTC)