Jean Knight, Who Struck Platinum With ‘Mr. Big Stuff,’ Dies at 80

Jean Knight, a soul singer whose memorable single “Mr. Big Stuff,” a brassy anthem of female strength, rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s rhythm and blues chart in 1971, died on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. She was 80. Her death, in a hospital, was confirmed by Mona Giamanco, a publicist for Ms. Knight’s…

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