Jean Knight (born Jean Caliste on January 26, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is an African-American soul/R&B/funk singer, best known for her 1971 Stax Records hit, "Mr. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Big Stuff. "
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Biography
Early years
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 of Jackie Wilson's song "Stop Doggin' Me Around. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson Jr ( June 9, 1934 &ndash January 21, 1984) was an American singer " Her demo attracted record producer Huey Meaux, who signed her to the Jet Star/Tribe labels. Shortly thereafter, Caliste adopted the professional name of "Jean Knight," because she felt that her surname was too hard to pronounce. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. She recorded four singles, making a name for herself locally, but was not able to attract any national attention. By the late 1960s, it was obvious that her career was not living up to her high expectations, so she went to work as a baker in the cafeteria of Loyola University. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Baking is the technique of prolonged Cooking of Food by dry heat acting by conduction, and not by radiation, normally in an Oven, InfosysElectronicCityCafeteriaJPG|thumb|250px|right|One of a number of cafeterias at Electronic City campus Infosys Technologies Ltd Loyola University New Orleans is a private, Co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans.
Success at Stax
In early 1970, she was discovered by songwriter Ralph Williams, who wanted her to record some songs. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Ralph Champneys Williams CMG (born in Anglesey, Wales: March 9, 1848; died in London, England: June With Williams' connections, she came in contact with record producer Wardell Quezergue. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Wardell Quezergue (b 1930 is an American music arranger producer and bandleader known among New Orleans musicians as the “Creole Beethoven” In May of that year, she went to Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi for a recording session in which she recorded "Mr. Malaco Records is an Independent record label based out of Jackson Mississippi. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Big Stuff. " After the session was finished, the song was given to several national labels, who all rejected it. But when King Floyd's hit "Groove Me" (also recorded at Malaco Studios) became a #1 R&B hit in early 1971, Stax Records remembered Knight's recording of "Mr. King Floyd III or King Floyd (born February 13 1945 - died March 6, 2006) was Malaco Records is an Independent record label based out of Jackson Mississippi. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Big Stuff," reconsidered, and released it. The song proved to be an instant smash in 1971, reaching #2 on the pop charts and becoming a #1 R&B hit. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more It went double-platinum and received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female; it lost to Aretha Franklin's version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968 Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the " The next year, Knight was named the "Most Promising Female Vocalist". An album of the same name proved to be fairly successful. A couple more minor hits followed, but disagreements with her producer and Stax terminated Knight's involvement with Stax.
Later years
After leaving Stax, Knight recorded songs for various small labels, but was not able to gain any more recognition. She ended up performing and touring the local oldie circuits. Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 Things changed in 1981, when she met local producer Isaac Bolden. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Bolden signed her to his Soulin' label. Together, they came up with a song entitled "You Got the Papers but I Got the Man," an "answer song" to Betty Wright's hit, "I've Got the Papers on the Man"; that song was leased to Atlantic Records for national release. An answer song (or answer record) is as the name suggests a song (usually a recorded track) made in answer to a previous song normally by another artist Betty Wright (born December 21 1953) is a soul and R&B Singer, who influenced a generation of female Singer-songwriters Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Soon, Knight found herself touring consistently. In 1985, she gained more recognition when she covered Rockin' Sidney's zydeco novelty hit, "My Toot Toot. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Sidney Simien aka Rockin' Sidney and Count Rockin' Sidney, ( April 9, 1938 – February 25, 1998) was an American Zydeco ( French "les haricots" English "snap beans" is a form of American roots or folk music, that evolved from The jure during A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. " Her version proved to be most successful, reaching #50 on the pop charts. Knight was then given a chance to perform it on the TV variety show Solid Gold. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and Solid Gold is an American syndicated Television series which aired from 1980 to 1988 usually on Saturday in the early evening time slot
Although she waited twelve years to come out with another recording, she continued touring and performing engagements all over the world, particularly in the Southern states. In 2003, she performed her biggest hit, "Mr. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Big Stuff", on the PBS special Soul Comes Home. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Knight has talent running in the family; her great nephews are Gerard Caliste (a Visual Artist) and Swedish Hip hop Artist Mattias Lindström Caliste who is part of the Scandinavian Rap group Fjärde Världen. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Knight continues to tour and make live performances, often with such artists as Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor. Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer best-known for the Disco era hits " I Will Survive
In October of 2007, the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame honored Jean Knight for her contributions to Louisiana music by inducting her into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Discography
Standard albums
- 1971: Mr. Big Stuff
- 1985: My Toot Toot
- 1997: Shaki de Boo-Tee
- 1999: Queen
Compilations
- 1997: The Very Best of Me
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 1971 | "Mr. Big Stuff" | 1 | 1 | Mr. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Jean Knight (born Jean Caliste on January 26, 1943 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an African-American soul / R&B Big Stuff |
| "You Think You're Hot Stuff" | 57 | 19 | Mr. Big Stuff (included on the album as a bonus track after the album's rerelease) |
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| 1972 | "Carry On" | - | 44 | |
| "Do Me" | - | - | ||
| 1981 | "You Got the Papers but I Got the Man" (as Jean Knight & Premium) |
- | - | The Very Best of Me |
| 1985 | "My Toot Toot" | 50 | 59 | My Toot Toot |
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