DJ Casper Useless: ‘Cha Cha Slide’ Creator Was 58

DJ Casper, finest identified for creating the vastly profitable dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died, based on the BBC. He was 58.

Casper’s spouse, Kim, informed Chicago’s ABC7 — which first reported the information — that he died on Monday after a seven-year bout with most cancers.

Casper, whose delivery identify was Willie Perry Jr., was born and raised in Chicago. “Cha Cha Slide,” initially launched underneath the title “Casper Slide Pt. 1,” was made in 1998 for Casper’s private coach nephew’s aerobics class. After the track gained traction in…