Gary P. Nunn
Singer/songwriter Gary P. Nunn was born in Oklahoma in 1945 and moved to Brownfield, Texas as a sixth-grader. While a pharmacy major at The University of Texas at Austin, he was already playing with a Texas rock band, the Sparkles. By the '70's he was backing Jerry Jeff Walker with the Lost Gonzo Band until Walker moved on in 1977.
Awarded several gold and platinum records for his music, Nunn has also amassed an impressive list of other recognitions. One of his best-known songs, "London Homesick Blues," ("I want to go home with the armadillo...") was the theme song for the PBS show Austin City Limits for decades. In 1985, Governor Mark White named him "Official Ambassador to the World." The Texas Department of Commerce and Tourism listed him a "Lone Star Great," created to recognize leaders in the fields of art, athletics and music. In 1995, he was added to the West Texas Walk of Fame in Lubbock, and in 2004, he was inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame. |
2014 INDUCTEES
JEHU D. "JUD" ASHMORE JOHN DOUGLAS "BUD" FITZPATRICK TODD WHITEWOOD 2013 INDUCTEES DAVID K. LANGFORD ROBERT L. MANSFIELD LARRY NOLEN GARY P. NUNN MARGARET "PEGGY" TOBIN 2012 INDUCTEES CRAIG CAMERON H. JOAQUIN JACKSON ARKEY BLUE BUDDY GROFF 2011 INDUCTEES COY HERMAN "TOOTS" MANSFIELD RICHARD S. "KINKY" FRIEDMAN LOUIS PEARCE WYMAN MEINZER MATHIAS EDWARD "SCOOTER" FRIES 2010 INDUCTEES BILL PICKETT JOSE POLICARPIO "POLLY" RODRIGUEZ RED STEAGALL BUCK TAYLOR RUDY ROBBINS DON & JUDY HICKS 2009 INDUCTEES J. MARVIN HUNTER J. FRANK DOBIE MAUDEEN MARKS "CAPTAIN" JOE BOWMAN RAY WHARTON CLEO HEARN KEVIN FITZPATRICK "EMPRESARIO" TERRY BOOTHE DR. RAUL GAONA, SR. |
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