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: ...

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-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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DJ Casper, the man behind the iconic “Cha Cha Slide,” has lost his battle with cancer. He was 58. On Monday, Casper’s wife, Kim, shared that he’d died with his loved ones by his side, ABC 7 Chicago ...

The man who had wedding guests and clubgoers dancing together doing the “Cha Cha Slide” has died. DJ Casper was 58 years old. Casper’s wife confirmed that the entertainer died after losing his battle ...

DJ Casper, the creator of the "Cha Cha Slide," died on Aug. 7 at the age of 58, his wife Kim confirmed to Chicago's ABC7. Casper's passing comes after a yearslong battle with cancer. "They diagnosed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...