Nunn was a
welterweight boxing champion in the
U.S. Air Force. After his
discharge in 1947 he moved to
Watts, California. He became a member of the A-Sharp Trio with Billy Richards, Roy Richards, and Ty Terrell, and they eventually became
The Robins.{{cite book In 1955, Nunn and
Carl Gardner split from The Robins to become
The Coasters with
Leon Hughes and
Billy Guy.{{cite book Nunn recorded
backup vocals with a vocal group for
Dorsey Burnette on
Imperial Records. These two songs "Try" and "You Came As A Miracle" were recorded on August 28, 1958, and were released as a single (Imperial #5561) in March 1959. In 1965, Nunn
arranged the
song "Whip It On Me Baby" by
The O'Jays on
Imperial Records. This song was earlier recorded by fellow Coaster
Billy Guy on Double-L Records in 1963. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Nunn had his own group of Coasters called "The Coasters Mark II" with members
Grady Chapman,
Bobby Sheen, and Billy Richards Jr. (who is nephew to Billy Richards).{{cite book Nunn is
interred at the
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles. (Another Bobby Nunn recorded for
Motown Records in 1982. He is no relation to this Bobby Nunn.) ==Discography==