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Vinony's link graph records 82 inbound references to Jean Knight, and connects out to record chart, musical hit and Louisiana.
It sits within the topics 1943 births, 2023 deaths and 20th-century African-American women singers.
Vinony links it to 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Travellers Bed and Breakfast
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1943-01-26
- Active to
- 2023-11-22
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 289,970
- Total plays
- 1,294,556
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Jean Knight (born Jean Caliste, January 26, 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an African-American r&b/soul/funk singer, best known for her 1971 Stax Records hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff". After graduating from high school, Caliste began singing at her cousin's bar 'Laura's Place' and caught the attention of many different bands who were willing to accompany her. In 1965, she recorded a demo of a cover version of Jackie Wilson's song "Stop Doggin' Me Around. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jean+
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Knight
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Tampa
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Stax Records
- Official website
- www.1jeanknight.com
- Image
- Jean Knight 1971 press photo.jpg
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- birth name
- Jean Caliste
- date of birth
- 1943-06-26
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-11-22
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- name in native language
- Jean Knight
- Commons category
- Jean Knight
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