Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff (1971)
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- "Mr. Big Stuff" is a song by American singer Jean Knight. The song was recorded in 1970 at Malaco Studio in Jackson, Mississippi at the same session as "Groove Me" by King Floyd. Knight's single was released by Stax Records because of the persistence of Stax publisher Tim Whitsett, and "Groove Me" by King Floyd, which Whitsett strongly urged Malaco to release, also became a hit. Both songs are defined by two bar, off-beat bass lines and tight arrangements by Wardell Quezergue.[1]
Released on Knight's 1971 debut album of the same title, it became a huge crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart and peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, behind "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by The Bee Gees.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 18 song for 1971. The song went double platinum and the no. 1 Soul Single of the year.[3]
Knight performed the song on Soul Train on December 11, 1971 during its first season.[4] "Mr. Big Stuff" became one of Stax Records' more popular and recognizable hits. It was featured in the 2007 mini-series The Bronx Is Burning. It was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1972 Grammy Awards.
In 1987, rapper Heavy D recorded "Mr. Big Stuff", which also became a hit. Though his version was entirely different from the original version, Knight's hook line ("Mr. Big Stuff, who do you think you are?") was prominently featured throughout the song.
In 1994, the song was prominently interpolated into TLC's "Switch" on their CrazySexyCool album.
A sample of the composition was used for the self-titled song by Queen Latifah, Shades and Free, which was included on the soundtrack of the 1996 movie The Associate.
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RIP Jean Knight (January 26, 1943 - November 22, 2023), aged 80
You will be remembered as a legend.
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Rest in peace, Jean Knight at 80.
I found out that she died after I watched the Family Guy episor with Tom Cruise and it featured that song
This is one of my favorite songs from when I was a kid. It makes me just as happy today when I hear it as it did when I bought the 45 in 1971.
RIP eternally, Ms. Jean Knight . I thank you so much for the joy you gave us with your soulful music. You will never be forgotten ❤💫✨
Soul Train music to me as a kid of the 1970s.
This was absolutely GROOVY back in the day and even NOW!
I remember the big hair days of the late 60’s and into the 70’s
This sista let you KNOW that she WAS a queen! Love it!
If only the young girls/women today would learn from this song
Thanks for sharing, this sassy classic got all of us up on the dance floor back when. R.I.P Jean Knight ❤
I love the women back in that time so beautiful and natural
Yes, they had class and style then.
AMEN!!!!!
Great song 🎤😁 Love her outfit and afro 😍 Oh yeah ‼️
HoneyHoneyBaby
Yep😀
12/3/19
@@cupcakes7015 Isn't it a wig? It looks like it is away from her head.
lemurian chick
Yeah could be a wig but at least it look natural.
Nothing's new under the sun, celebrities have always worn wigs.
The #1 R&B song of 1971 RIP Jean Knight
Reading the comments, yes, this brings back memories! This video epitomizes The sound, the LQQK of the 70's! Many of the Black girls and women (and men) wore the Afro just like this. I was 14 in 1970 and I lived it! Thank you for the post!!
Rest in peace Ms. Knight! This song was definitely her biggest hit! I still love it til this day and I always will! My prayers and sincere condolences go out to Ms. Knight's family! 😢😢😢😢😢😢🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Mr. Big Stuff is still the jam
An absolutely perfect record.
Yess just fifteen when this song hit now fiftytwo years later thank you Ms Jean Knight for that female anthem Mr big stuff rest well with our savior 🕊️
I was in highschool when this song came out, and man it this was our girl friends go to song.
I was 12yrs young
Rest In Peace Ms Jean Knight 🕊️😥
I was still in elementary school when this song was recorded. I THINK? that "hot pants" were the fashion then as well as Afros. I remember the dances that my older relatives did back then. Family cook-outs and parties were so much fun!
One of my favorite songs, back in the day!
RIP jean knight .
JUST CLASSIC ✊🏿✊🏿🔥
Rest in peace Jean Knight age 80 love this song
This is soooo dope man..thanks for the upload.
My mom use to play the Hell out of this song. My dad use to ask her who are you singing this song to? Lol, my parents got married in the 1940s.
Raised one block from Stax Records!!!!! Yesss 👏🏾South Mphs McLemore @ College 👍🏾
I remember listening to this song YEARS ago.
Compre este single en 1973...y despues he buscado la camcion por años....gracias¡
R.I.P
RIP
Iconic tune..RIP
Thanks Reelback for this upload. Brings back great memories of family with this song playing in the background.
My mother and her girlfriends used to show off when. They played this song
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And if any of those ladies were still curious they could come over to my place and I could show them my Mr. Big Stuff. I still love this song though.
Rip queen
U first I tried 😢
This made me so happy I-
I still love this song, I remember buying it could not wait to get home to play it .R I P .❤
I've always loved this song! Thanks for posting this video! Jean Knight is awesome!😊
Always diggin these righteous oldies 👍🏾👍🏾 but why not play it til the actual end?😭
Solid!!💙💙💙💙these were the times
RIP Queen OF SOUL ❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful Queen.
Yes Mr. Big Stuff.
Great
OH YESsssss! let the good times roll.
Big tune
I love this song! 🥰💃🏽
I remember this song way back in the early 1970's. Nice.
Waiting for this remix.💗💗💗🥰🥰🥰🤣🤣🤣😘💯🔌🔌💗
Early 70s, she was a great example of a strong woman!
Nice song like
Rest In Peace Jean Knight 💜🙌🏾
There aint no music in 2020 what compers to 60 and 70 soul 😍💯👍💥😉
She's so sassy! I love it!
The beginning of my teenage years. Just learning about life, boys and men. Choice, chance and change!!
And today you know it all, right Deborah?
Classic joint !
HAPPY 78TH BIRTHDAY JEAN KNIGHT
(JANUARY 26, 2021)
I love old school, it had meaning, the artist were authentic and iconic, can't beat it, every song today is about sex and nobody understand that you can be beautiful and sexy fully dressed, but a different time, different values, different respect for self and others
Rest in Peace
Love it👍👍👍
Happy holidays to you and your family and friends 💓💕👬🌻🌹🌎🌍🌏💋😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🎅❤😎☝The One and only unconditional 😍
Fantastic.
Hi edagdwg thanks you tube for sharing this song enjoy yourself fun times Linda j ☮️☮️
One of the best things from the70's were afros, the Best music and the clothes (bell bottom jeans, hot pants, go-go boots, clogs, etc)!
Boy! That's back in the day there. I was just a little boy then. Back when life was not as bad as it is today. God is in control, and God is Good Amen and Amen 🙏🙏👍😊🤗😁😀❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So loved this song!! It was a big hit..
Great song 🎵......
She and Ms. Betty Wright!! Bravo
This was definitely memorable!
So good!
Natural hair .pretty and shes full dressed but still sexy gotta love old school vibes
AMEN TO THAT!!!! A woman DOES NOT NEED to show all her goodies with skimpy clothes, she can dress modestly and STILL drive a man to like her and wanna get her attention.
Still love this I was 10 and I still love this April 2020 listening while in Quarantine😌
New Orleans baby!!
Ohhh thank you for this here .
Soul driving.
One of my favorite songs
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY
JEAN CALISTE
"JEAN KNIGHT"
( JANUARY 26, 2023)
This is one funky song.
More please lol
I'm old school so the first thing I think about is..... Heavy D RIP.
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STILL 🔥🔥🔥. ✊✊✊
The time and era that I loved and respect black women, as a black man.
Tune👍100%👍
I miss her
This my music.
Very attractive lady... Cute song.
♥♥♥♥♥
Black women was so beautiful back then.
this along with clean up woman is so dope.
I once knew Mr Big Stuff. 😂😂😂
I like this song and i wasn't even born back then
YASSSSSS AND YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ‼️
Much of a woman and I wish I had one like her in my days
When I was in high school, i TRIED to get this girl's attention (her name was Larizza) she was ONE year older than me, but when you're in high school? ONE YEAR makes a HUGE difference, and she was very sweet, and would playfully sing this to me "Who do you think you are? mister Big Stuff" she wasn't being mean or "putting me in my place", she would simply do it to sort of "put things in perspective" because well, she was just too much woman for me, and she simply saw me as a little brother type. My feeble attempts at flirting with her, might have seemed "cute" (but harmless) because she knew I wasn't trying to disrespect her, I just wanted to get her attention and HOPED that AT LEAST she would be my first kiss (but she wasn't) . So whenever I hear this song, i think of her.
She was a genius
Oooh that fro!
Oooooh yeah,
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She looks like my fifth grade home room teacher that I had back in the '80s
I was 21yrs.old show nuff thought I was big stuff.
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The last STAX hit before the label went bust