Bobby Nunn (R&B musician)

Bobby Nunn
Berry Gordy, Bobby Nunn 1984
Background information
Genres	R&B, pop, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter Record producer
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards
Years active	1970s–1980s–present
Labels	Motown, Gordy, Columbia, MCA, Sony, Daptone, A&M, Word, Virgin, Tommy Boy, RCA, So So Def, CCEG, MoDo, BRANJi Music.
Associated acts	The Jets, Philip Bailey, Earth, Wind and Fire, Rick James, The Temptations, Boys Club, Bob & Gene, Stetsasonic, Splendor

Bobby Nunn is an American R&B producer, songwriter and vocalist, best known for his Top 15 US Billboard R&B chart hit single, "She's Just a Groupie."

Nunn's big opportunity came through his association with Rick James. Nunn played keyboards and sang background on some of James's early Motown recordings as a solo artist.

Bobby Nunn co-produced his 1982 debut album, Second to Nunn, with Winston Monseque. Nunn also wrote or co-wrote all but one of the tracks. The album was successful, hitting #14 on the R&B charts. The lead single, "She's Just A Groupie", hit #15 on Billboard′s R&B singles chart.

Nunn's 1983 follow-up album, Private Party, despite some favorable reviews, failed to equal the success of his first release. His single release, "Don't Knock It (Until You Try It)", peaked at #65 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1984. The album also spawned a club favorite, "Hangin' Out at the Mall," which featured Tata Vega. Nunn currently lives in Los Angeles and runs his own production company. His son, Robert Nunn Jr. also lives in Los Angeles and is the CEO of Live Portrait Inc.

As a teenager, Nunn honed his writing, producing, singing, musician, and engineering skills at MoDo Records. The MoDo studio was located in the basement of the Nunn family home in Buffalo, New York. Bobby with childhood friend Gene Coplin, was half of the MoDo duo known as Bob & Gene. Along with Bob and Gene's, the many records that came out of Modo have been rediscovered by classic record collectors around the world. In 2001, collector and soul music enthusiast David Griffiths came across a 45 from Bob & Gene, a cover of Marvin Gaye's "If This World Were Mine." Intrigued by what he heard, he contacted MoDo's founder William Nunn Sr, who then gave Griffiths all of Bob & Gene's old tapes. Believing there was possibility in the collection, Griffiths encouraged the family to allow him to get them released. Daptone Records, a label that specializes in funk and soul, took interest in what Griffiths presented them and 40 years after they were recorded, released the full-length If This World Were Mine... in 2007, shortly after the elder Nunn's death. Bob and Gene's songs have since been featured in movies like, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too, Our Family Wedding, and . In 2011, Bob and Gene were inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.