Essence Magazine:
By Okla Jones ·Updated August 8, 2023
DJ Casper, best known for creating the wildly popular dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died. He was 58.
According to Chicago’s ABC7, Casper’s wife, Kim, said that the musician died on Monday after a seven year battle with cancer.
Born Willie Perry Jr. in Chicago, Illinois, Casper said his original song, “The Cha-Cha Slide,” was created as an exercise for his nephew’s fitness class.
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