MR. BIG STUFF

Created on 23/02/2006
Latest update on 09/03/2024

Artist: Jean Knight
Author: Joe Broussard/Ralph Williams/Carrol Washington
Label: Stax
Year: 1971

N°1 R&B. Cut at the Malaco Studio in Jackson, MS on the same day as Groove Me (see there).

Covers:

1971:

William Bell & Jody Clay

1971:

Jean Knight [follow-up single as So You Think You're Hot Stuff]

1971:

Vicky Anderson [as I'm Too Tough For Mr. Big Stuff (Hot Pants)]

1972:

Lou Reed [rhythmic elements in Walk On The Wild Side]

1972:

John Holt [as Sister Big Stuff]

1972:

Jimmy Hicks [answer song as I'm Mr. Big Stuff on Big Deal Records in New Orleans]

1973:

Dennis Alcapone [toast version of John Holt's cover as Teach The Children]

1975:

Lyn Collins

1987:

Heavy D & The Boyz

1996:

Marva Wright

1997:

Queen Latifah

1997:

Grandmaster Melle Mel

2000:

Everclear [in A.M. Radio]

2013:

John Legend [sample in Who Do We Think We Are]

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