Jean Knight, the voice behind “Mr. Big Stuff,” one of the most recognizable songs of the 1970s funk era, has died of natural causes. She was 80. Knight’s longtime publicist confirmed her death with ...

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 ...

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 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, 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, 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 ...