Ulysses Nunn (1925 - 1986)

Born 20 Sep 1925 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Died 5 Nov 1986 at age 61 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Singer. Born Ulysses Nunn in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the original bass vocalist for "The Coasters". In 1957 the Los Angeles-based group was offered a lucrative record deal on the condition that they relocate to New York, but Nunn refused to make the move. With Will "Dub" Jones replacing Nunn as bass, The Coasters went on to score seven Top Ten hits, including the Lieber & Stoller classics "Yakety Yak" (1958) and "Charlie Brown" (1959). Nunn settled for second-hand notoriety. In 1962 he formed "Bobby Nunn's Coasters," a knockoff group that played club gigs and had some success in Germany. In January 1987, two months after Nunn's death from a heart attack, The Coasters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nunn's grave is in the communal section of Evergreen Cemetery, one of the few there with an individual marker.

Bio by: Bobb Edwards

Find a Grave Memorial ID 8667

Evergreen Cemetery

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County\

California

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8667/bobby-nunn : accessed 20 January 2022), memorial page for Bobby Nunn (20 Sep 1925–5 Nov 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8667, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .