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, the creative mastermind behind the international dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died at the age of 58. The Chicago music pioneer, real name Willie Perry Jr., was one of the most prominent ...

DJ Casper, the creator of the dance hit and wedding reception staple “Cha Cha Slide,” died Monday following a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 58. His death was reported by his wife Kim to ...

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WASHINGTON — DJ Casper, the creator of the hit dance song "Cha Cha Slide," died Monday, according to a Chicago news outlet. He was 58. Casper died after fighting cancer for seven years, ABC7 Chicago ...

Controversy over who really is responsible for the hit line-dance record, “Cha-Cha Slide” has reached the federal courts. On March 31, Willie Perry, Jr., known as DJ Casper, and Jerome Haywood filed a ...

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DJ Casper has died at age 58, Fox News Digital can confirm. Willie Perry Jr., known as DJ Casper, died Monday evening, according to the musician's relative, Quita D. Perry. "Casper was a fun-loving, ...