Jean Knight, whose funky 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff” rocketed to No. 2 on the Billboard charts and earned her a Grammy Award nomination, died Nov. 22. She was 80. Knight, a New Orleans native, died of ...

Jean Knight, the New Orleans soul singer whose chart-topping 1971 single "Mr. Big Stuff" endured as a cultural touchstone, died Nov. 22 of natural causes in Tampa, where she was living with her adult ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jean Knight might be best remembered for her chart-topping single “Mr. Big Stuff,” but her catalog goes far beyond that one cultural touchstone. Her voice was powerful yet playful, ...

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Jean Knight, a New Orleans born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at 80. Family, friends, fans and veterans of the music world mourned the loss of the Grammy-nominated ...

Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer behind the infectious 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff," has died. She was 80. Jean Knight, the soul singer best known for the song "Mr. Big Stuff," died last week ...