Mr. Big Stuff
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| - | "'''Groove Me'''" is a song recorded by R&B singer [[King Floyd]]. Released from his eponymous album in late [[1970]], it was a crossover hit, spending four non-consecutive weeks at number-one on [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard's Best Selling Singles Chart]] and peaking at #6 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. | + | "'''Mr. Big Stuff'''" is a song by [[R&B]] singer [[Jean Knight]]. Released from her debut album of the same title in [[1971]], it became a huge crossover it hit. The song spent five weeks at number-one on [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles]] and peaked at #2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] Singles chart. It would become one of [[Stax Records]]'s most popular and recognizable hits. |
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| - | The song was recorded and produced by [[Wardell Quezergue]] at [[Malaco Records|Malaco Record's]] [[Jackson, Mississippi]] recoding studios during the same session as another Quezergue-produced song, [[Jean Knight]]'s "[[Mr. Big Stuff]]. "Groove Me" was originally released as the B-side to Floyd's "What Our Love Needs" on the Malaco subsidiary Chimneyville. When [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] disc jockey George Vinnett started playing the B-side, the song begin meriting attention, and as the record emerged as a local smash, [[Atlantic Records]] scooped up national distribution rights. | + | |
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| - | A [[cover version]] by [[The Blues Brothers]] appears on their album ''[[Briefcase Full of Blues]]''. | + | |
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"Mr. Big Stuff" is a song by R&B singer Jean Knight. Released from her debut album of the same title in 1971, it became a huge crossover it hit. The song spent five weeks at number-one on Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles and peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. It would become one of Stax Records's most popular and recognizable hits.
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