"Bobby" Nunn Sr. (September 20, 1925 – November 5, 1986) was an American R&B singer with the musical groups The Robins and original bass vocalist of The Coasters.
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nunn was a welterweight boxing champion in the U.S. Air Force.
In 1955, Nunn and Carl Gardner split from The Robins to become The Coasters with Leon Hughes and Billy Guy.
The other members of this group included Leon Hughes, Grady Chapman, and Jerome Evans.
[5] In 1985, Nunn's group of The Coasters had appeared on the NBC variety show "Our Time" hosted by Karen Valentine, "Fabian's Good Time Rock 'N' Roll" oldies special, and a Churches Chicken commercial (which included members Nunn, Sheen, Richards, and Sonny Chaney).