Sideshow: Friends, family celebrate Bo Diddley at his funeral
His funeral festooned by bouquets from musicians such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Petty and George Thorogood, Bo Diddley was laid to rest Saturday. Friends and relatives celebrated the man who helped give birth to rock-and-roll. Diddley, 79, died of heart failure Monday at his home in Archer, Fla. "In 1955, he used to keep the crowds rocking and rolling way before Elvis Presley," Diddley's grandson Garry Mitchell said.
His funeral festooned by bouquets from musicians such as
Jerry Lee Lewis,
Tom Petty
and
George Thorogood,
Bo Diddley
was laid to rest Saturday. Friends and relatives celebrated the man who helped give birth to rock-and-roll
. Diddley, 79, died of heart failure Monday at his home in Archer, Fla. "In 1955, he used to keep the crowds rocking and rolling way before
Elvis Presley
," Diddley's grandson
Garry Mitchell
said.
'Panda' kicks rivals
Kung Fu Panda
, the animated comedy starring
Jack Black,
was the weekend's top film, taking in $60 million in sales for Viacom Inc. and DreamWorks Animation SKG.
Adam Sandler's
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
opened in second place with sales of $40 million, according to Media by Numbers.
Drummer sued
Mark Herndon,
drummer for the country group
Alabama,
is being sued by band members, who say he was overpaid $202,670. Their lawsuit says that in 2003, Herndon was paid for his share of net merchandise sales during the band's farewell tour before a final accounting.