Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DJ Casper inspired millions to dance the "Cha-Cha Slide." Days after the announcement of his death, the man who played it on the ...

DJ Casper (Willie Perry, Jr.) performs during rehearsals for his performance on 'The Jenny Jones Show' in Chicago, Illinois in September 2000. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) Link Copied to ...

DJ Casper, the man behind the hit song “Cha Cha Slide” — a mainstay at weddings, proms and bar room dance floors throughout the early 2000s — has died at 58. Casper’s wife, Kim, told ABC7 News on ...

DJ Casper, creator of the 2000 novelty hit “Cha Cha Slide” and its ubiquitous line dance, has died at 58. Casper, whose birth name was Willie Perry Jr., died Monday after a seven-year battle with ...

DJ Casper, best known for creating the wildly popular dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died. He was 58. According to Chicago’s ABC7, Casper’s wife, Kim, said that the musician died on Monday after a ...

In deeply un-funky news, DJ Casper, creator of the “Cha Cha Slide,” is dead at the age of 58. His wife, Kim, told Chicago’s ABC News 7 that the DJ and hype man died on August 7 of cancer, after being ...

DJ Casper, the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide," died on Aug. 7 at the age of 58, his wife Kim confirmed to Chicago's ABC7. Casper's passing comes after a yearslong battle with cancer. "They diagnosed ...

DJ Casper, the creator of international sensation "Cha Cha Slide," has died at the age of 58. The Chicago native passed away due to cancer on Monday (Aug. 7), according to ABC7 Chicago. "Casper was a ...

DJ Casper, the Chicago musician who created the world famous dance anthem "Cha Cha Slide," has died. He was 58. Chicago's ABC7 was the first to report the news from Casper's wife, Kim, that he died ...

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The Chicago native's wife confirmed he passed after a long cancer fight on Monday. By Gil Kaufman DJ Casper, the Chicago artist best known for the creation of the party classic “Cha Cha Slide” has ...

In 2016, Casper was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer. In May, Casper discussed his health challenges further in an interview with ABC7’s Samantha Chatman. “I used to weigh 236 pounds, and I ...