DJ Casper, the creator of the “Cha-Cha Slide,” an infectious song from the early 2000s that sparked an international line-dance craze that rivaled the Electric Slide and drew people to the dance floor at wedding receptions, bar mitzvahs and family cookouts, has died. His wife, Kim Bradshaw, confirmed his death in a statement to ABC7 Chicago. No cause was given, but Casper had cancer for several years. In her statement to the news station, she said: “Casper was a fun-loving, giving person. Casper was born Willie Perry Jr. in Chicago on May 31, 1965.

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Persons: DJ Casper, Kim Bradshaw, Casper, Bradshaw, “ Casper, Willie Perry Jr, James Brown, Teddy Pendergrass Organizations: ABC7 Chicago Locations: Chicago