Jean Knight and her band perform on the Abita Beer Stage during the fourth and final day of the 33rd annual French Quarter Festival, April 10, 2016, in New Orleans. Knight, a New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff," died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at age 80 from natural causes, family representative Mona Giamanco said. She confirmed the death to the Associated Press on Monday afternoon, Nov. 27. (Eliot Kamenitz/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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