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 ...

They came, they saw, they did the Cha-Cha Slide. Unfortunately, the attempt to set a world record fell short on Saturday, May 4, at Stillwater Junior High School. Organizers had hoped for thousands to ...

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Willie Perry Jr., the Chicago musician known as DJ Casper who created the popular Cha Cha Slide line dance and wrote the hit song that made it a worldwide sensation, died Monday following a long ...

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 ...

DJ Casper, best known for the international line dance song “Cha Cha Slide” has died. The Chicago DJ, hype man and recording artist reportedly died on Monday (August 7) with close loved ones by his ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- DJ Casper, the creator of the world-famous "Cha Cha Slide," was laid to rest on Saturday in the south suburbs. The family of the legendary Chicago musician invited the public to a ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in September of 2017. Chicago may be known as the home of deep-dish pizza, the blues, and modern architecture. But an international dance capital? It ...

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: ...

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, ...

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 ...