Who is he? DJ Deeon, legendary house music DJ and producer, has died at 56. Deeon 'DJ Deeon' Boyd was a pioneer of the Chicago-based house music sub-genre "ghetto house." The genre is characterized by ...

The death of iconic WXRT-FM disc jockey Lin Brehmer not only left a hole in Chicago’s once mighty rock radio landscape, it’s a further reminder of the slow fade of the age when big personalities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago-born hitmaker DJ Casper, who created the "Cha Cha Slide," has died after a seven-year battle with cancer. (Justin Goff / ...

DJ Funk, a Chicago-born musician and producer who coined the “ghetto house,” has died at age 54. Funk, whose real name was ...

Clockwise from left: DJ Lady D, Gant-Man, and DJ Heather will spin at the Chicago House Run. Credit: Courtesy the artists If you love listening to music while you work out, then Gossip Wolf can’t wait ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city of Chicago is mourning the loss of a beloved music icon. DJ Commando, whose real name was Landon Wallace, died on Friday.

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CHICAGO — Willie Perry Jr., a Chicago disc jockey known as “DJ Casper” and creator of the iconic “Cha Cha Slide” dance, has died. He was 58. Perry was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, and his wife ...

DJ Casper, creator of the 2000 novelty hit “Cha Cha Slide” and its ubiquitous line dance, has died at 58. Casper, whose birth name was Willie Perry Jr., died Monday after a seven-year battle with ...