‘Mr. Big Stuff’ Singer Jean Knight Dies at 80

Known for her 1970s chart-topper ‘Mr. Big Stuff,’ with its famous refrain, ‘Who do you think you are?’

Jean Knight and her band perform on the Abita Beer Stage during the fourth and final day of the 33rd annual French Quarter Festival in New Orleans, on April 10, 2016. Eliot Kamenitz/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP

R&B and soul singer Jean Knight, best known for her 1971 chart-topping hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at the age of 80.

Ms. Knight passed away on Nov. 22 in her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was born on Jan. 26, 1943.