CHICAGO - DJ Casper, the musical mind behind the "Cha Cha Slide" – the ubiquitous song played at weddings, gyms and parties – has reportedly died after a battle with cancer. He was 58 years old.

DJ Casper, the creator of party hit “Cha Cha Slide”, has died aged 58. The Chicago-based musician died on Monday (7 August), seven years after he was diagnosed with kidney and liver cancer. His death ...

The man behind the famous dance floor anthem “Cha Cha Slide” recently opened up about his battle with cancer. DJ Casper – whose real name is Willie Perry Jr. – was diagnosed with kidney and liver ...

"To the left. Take it back now, y'all." All it took for rapper DJ Casper to soar into everlasting music royalty was one hit song and dance that became a global phenomenon. And he did just that with ...

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 (Willie Perry, Jr.) performs during rehearsals for his performance on 'The Jenny Jones Show' in Chicago, Illinois in September 2000. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) CHICAGO - DJ Casper, ...