Yahoo

He was the 1st to play the 'Cha-Cha Slide' on the radio. He's 'still mesmerized' by the hit.

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 ...
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DJ Casper Dies: ‘Cha Cha Slide’ Dance Hit Creator Was 58

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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Loved ones cha cha real smooth at funeral for DJ Casper, Chicago creator of ‘Cha Cha Slide’

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KSL

DJ Casper, artist behind 'Cha Cha Slide,' has died

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Los Angeles Times

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 ...
KVUE

DJ who created 'Cha Cha Slide' dead at 58

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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

DJ Casper, Chicagoan who created the ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies at 58

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The Daily Dot

Viral video shows voters dancing to the ‘Cha-Cha Slide’

A video of Philadelphia voters dancing to the “Cha-Cha Slide” by DJ Casper while waiting in line to vote went viral over the weekend. Twitter user @ResistanceRev tweeted the video with the caption “A ...
Afro

DJ Casper in Court over Royalties from Cha-Cha Slide

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 ...
New York Post

‘Cha Cha Slide’ creator DJ Casper dead at 58

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 ...
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He was the 1st to play the 'Cha-Cha Slide' on the radio. He's 'still mesmerized' by the hit.

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: ...