DJ Casper, Chicago hype man behind 'Cha Cha Slide' phenomenon, dies at 58
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 cancer, his wife Kim confirmed to WLS-TV in Chicago, which was first to report on the musician's death. The BBC reported that Casper had been diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer in 2016 and ...
by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
Aug 08, 2023
2 minutes
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 cancer, his wife Kim confirmed to WLS-TV in Chicago, which was first to report on the musician's death.
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