Gary P. Nunn (b.1945) is a singer, songwriter, and publisher from Brownfield, Texas.
Born in Oklahoma, the Nunn family moved to Brownfield when Nunn was in the sixth grade. The very next year, he was in his first garage band. In the 1960s, Nunn attended Texas Tech and South Plains College while playing with his rock band, The Fabulous Sparkles, as well as the Shucks with J.I. Allison, a former cricket, and the Night Spots with Don Caldwell. After transferring to the University of Texas, he met Michael Martin Murphey, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Willie Nelson, and with these artists helped start Austin’s progressive country music movement. In 1972, Nunn, Walker, Bob Livingston, and several others formed the supergroup, The Lost Gonzo Band. They’re featured on several albums, including Walker’s Viva Terlingua (1973), and Murphey’s hit albums Geronimo’s Cadillac (1972) and Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (1973). Nunn notably wrote the hit song, “Homesick London Blues (Home with the Armadillo),” which played as the longtime credit music for Austin City Limits. Nunn’s recent work includes Friends for Life Vol. 1 (2018), “People Be Friends” (2020 single), and his memoir, At Home with the Armadillo (2018).
Gary P. Nunn was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame in 1995.