Mr. Big Stuff

No credits are listed for the Malaco studio musicians on the record. According to Rob Bowman's liner notes from the 1999 box set The Last Soul Company: Malaco, A Thirty Year Retrospective, the musicians for this session included:

• Vernie Robbins – bass
• James Stroud – drums
• Wardell Quezergue – organ
• Jerry Puckett – guitar
• Jimmy Honeycutt - saxophone
• Bob Cheesman - trumpet

During this time at Malaco, horn lines were typically played by saxophonist Hugh Garraway and trumpeter Perry Lomax.[1]

• American all-female heavy metal band Precious Metal released a cover of the song from their self-titled 1990 album. Donald Trump, businessman and future president of the United States, originally made an appearance in the music video for the band's cover. However, Trump wanted a $250,000 payment instead of the agreed-upon $10,000 appearance fee. After the band refused to pay for his appearance, Trump was replaced in the final version of the music video.[10][11]
• Martha Wash for the soundtrack of the film Disney's D2: The Mighty Ducks.[12]
• Canadian singer Sheree Jeacocke on her 1995 EP Jeacocke.
• R&B duo Nikki & Rich for the 2011 film Hop.
• Britta Phillips, as the character Billy, in the 1988 movie Satisfaction.
• The 2005 movie Kinky Boots featured a rendition by American soul singer Lyn Collins.
• The Poets of Rhythm recorded a version titled "Funky Booty" in 2005.[13]
• On the March 29, 2014 episode, the female cast members of Saturday Night Live performed "Mr. Big Stuff" for a sketch with guest host Louis C.K..[14]
• John Holt recorded a reggae version in 1971, changing the lyrics to "Sister Big Stuff".[15] Prince Buster would record his own version the following year.[16]

• In 1987, rapper Heavy D recorded "Mr. Big Stuff", which also became a hit. Though his version was entirely different from the original, Knight's hook line ("Mr. Big Stuff, who do you think you are?") was prominently featured throughout the song.
• In 1994, the song was prominently interpolated into TLC's "Switch" on their CrazySexyCool album.
• A sample of the composition was used for the self-titled song by Queen Latifah, Shades and Free, which was included on the soundtrack of the 1996 movie The Associate.
• "Mr. Big Stuff" was sampled in 2000 by Everclear in the song "AM Radio" from their album Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile.
• Girl Talk sampled a portion on his track, "Let It Out" from the album All Day[17]
• Beastie Boys sampled the famous "Who do you think you are?" lyric in their song "Johnny Ryall" from Paul's Boutique.
• R&B and soul artist John Legend sampled "Mr. Big Stuff" for the lead single "Who Do We Think We Are" (featuring Rick Ross) from his fourth album Love in the Future (2013).

• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics