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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago-born hitmaker DJ Casper, who created the "Cha Cha Slide," has died after a seven-year battle with cancer. (Justin Goff / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Willie Perry Jr., the Chicago musician known as DJ Casper who created the popular Cha Cha Slide line dance and wrote the hit song ...

Black linedance pioneer and icon DJ Casper, born Willie Perry, Jr., has died of cancer. He was 58. The “Cha Cha Slide” creator passed away August 7, according to ABC-7 Chicago. His wife, Kim, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – Fans of DJ Casper, the man behind the infectious "Cha-Cha Slide," were celebrating what he meant to his native Chicago, after the songwriter died on Monday. Casper, born William Perry ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

Chicago-born hitmaker DJ Casper, who created the "Cha Cha Slide," has died after a seven-year battle with cancer. (Justin Goff / Getty Images) DJ Casper, creator of the 2000 novelty hit "Cha Cha Slide ...