Jean Knight, the soul singer best known for the song "Mr. Big Stuff," died last week at 80. NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas has this remembrance. ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS, BYLINE: New Orleans ...

Jean Knight, the voice of funk classic “Mr. Big Stuff,” is dead at age 80. Her publicist told TMZ that the R&B/soul singer died of natural causes this past Wednesday. Her songs included “Carry On,” ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jean Knight, the celebrated soul and R&B singer best known for her iconic 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” passed away on Nov. 22 of natural causes in Tampa at the age of 80. Born Jean ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — 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 ...

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Jean Knight, who was best known for her hit, "Mr. Big Stuff," has died. She was 80. Family representative Mona Giamanco confirmed that Knight died at Tampa General Hospital last Wednesday. "Jean ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans born singer and Grammy-nominated artist Jean Knight has died. According to a statement from her family, Knight died on Nov. 22 at the age of 80 in Tampa, Florida.

The R&B singer and New Orleans native was inducted into the Louisiana Music Commission Hall of Fame in 2007. Legendary R&B singer Jean Knight, best known for her hit single "Mr. Big Stuff," has died ...