The New York Times

DJ Casper, Whose Hit Song ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ Made You Dance, Dies at 58

The popular line dance, which gained international fame in the early 2000s, has been a staple at family functions, night clubs and more for more than 20 years. By Derrick Bryson Taylor DJ Casper, the ...
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 ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

DJ Casper, creator of ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies at 58 after battle with cancer

CHICAGO (AP) — 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 ...
ABC 7 Chicago

DJ Casper, known for 'Cha Cha Slide,' celebrates beating cancer

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Answer Cancer is an initiative aimed at wiping out that deadly disease, and a popular local entertainer is doing his part. There is little doubt he hasn't had you on the dance floor ...
AV Club

R.I.P. DJ Casper, artist behind “Cha-Cha Slide”

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 ...