Jean Knight, the New Orleans soul singer who topped the R&B chart in 1971 with her Stax Records single 'Mr. Big Stuff,' has died. Knight's family confirmed the news in a statement. She was 80.
Knight's recording career began in the 1960s with a series of singles on the labels Tribe and Jetstream, including a 1965 recording of Jackie Wilson's 'Stop Doggin' Me Around.' Her big breakthrough, 'Mr. Big Stuff,' was one of the best-selling singles in Stax's storied history.
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