St. Louis Jazz Icon Mae Wheeler AKA Lady Jazz Has Died

Mae Wheeler, known as "Lady Jazz" around St. Louis, died Wednesday, according to a family run Facebook page as well as several news organizations.

Wheeler was 77. At one time she was a regular performer at the recently defunct Brandt's Cafe in University City. In an article in the Riverfront Times, former Brandt's owner Jay Brandt recalls that he first meet Wheeler when he was a teenager and his parents owned a club in Gaslight Square

REST IN PEACE GRANNY!! WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!read a posting dated Wednesday June 15 at 8:32pm on Wheeler's family run Facebook page.

"My heart is sad...but Heaven has a new angel," wrote one fan on the Wheeler family Facebook page.  See what other people are saying.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Kevin C. Johnson wrote an article recalling his first editorial encounter with Wheeler. It also includes the first article he wrote on the late singer.

YouTube has several videos regarding Wheeler.

• KETC's Living St. Louis piece on a 2007 tribute to Wheeler.
• Suburban Journals has a video interview with Wheeler, who talks about her first time singing.
• The Arts and Education Council has a video on Wheeler's 2011 Lifetime Achievement award.