Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s lifelong friend and bandleader of his talk show, has died. He was 59. Kimmel announced the ...

To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement. Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old,” Jimmy ...

Kimmel, who met Escobedo in 1977, announced the news of his friend's passing on social media Tuesday. The two were ...

Escobedo had been leading Kimmel's house band since the show launched in 2003. The musician and the comedian were childhood ...

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Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has passed away at 59. Jimmy Kimmel announced the sad news, ...

Escobedo, 59, and reflecting on a friendship that began in childhood. "Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, ...

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Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime bandleader for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and Kimmel's childhood friend, has died at age 59.