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, 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 ...

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 ...

Every once in awhile, a band, singer, “artist” etc. decides to record a song that is completely forgettable. To be clear, there is a difference between annoying songs and ones that are completely ...

DJ Casper inspired millions to dance the "Cha-Cha Slide." Days after the announcement of his death, the man who played it on the radio speaks out about his enduring legacy. (Photo illustration: ...

If you’ve ever been to an event where dancing is involved, you’ve probably encountered DJ Casper’s hit, the “Cha Cha Slide.” The song is basically a never-ending list of dance instructions, which ends ...

Songwriter William Perry Jr., a.k.a DJ Casper (the man behind the iconic “Cha-Cha Slide”) has died. That’s according to Chicago’s ABC7, which reported late on Monday that Casper had died following a ...

CHICAGO — Willie Perry Jr., a Chicago disc jockey known as “DJ Casper” and creator of the iconic “Cha Cha Slide” dance, has died. He was 58. Perry was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, and his wife ...

DJ Casper, a US artist whose song Cha Cha Slide became an enduring global hit, has died at the age of 58. In 2016, he received a diagnosis of kidney and liver cancer, and the artist passed away as a ...

A couple of frieneds of mine have asked me to find out what a few songs that have made the club circuits the last few years are. They are the dance type ones that are, for lack of a better description ...