Post by thechase on Aug 8, 2023 12:18:42 GMT -5
With the backing of Chicago’s M.O.B. Records, the song, retitled “Cha Cha Slide,” became an international dance hit. He once marveled to the Chicago ABC affiliate, “I have one of the biggest songs that played at all stadiums: hockey, basketball, football, baseball; they played it at the Olympics. It was something that everybody could do.”
Casper was diagnosed in 2016 with kidney and liver cancer.
“Casper was a fun-loving, giving person,” his wife Kim said in a statement. “He was a genuine, family oriented man. He loved Chicago with all his heart. He will be greatly missed.”
The dance song was featured in a 2019 Saturday Night Live sketch in which a software engineer (John Mulaney) surprises girlfriend (Ego Nwodim) with his “Cha Cha Slide” moves.
Casper was diagnosed in 2016 with kidney and liver cancer.
“Casper was a fun-loving, giving person,” his wife Kim said in a statement. “He was a genuine, family oriented man. He loved Chicago with all his heart. He will be greatly missed.”
The dance song was featured in a 2019 Saturday Night Live sketch in which a software engineer (John Mulaney) surprises girlfriend (Ego Nwodim) with his “Cha Cha Slide” moves.
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