Cleto Escobedo III’s legacy lives on. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has honored Escobedo, the program’s house band leader who died Nov. 11 at age 59, by changing the musical group’s name. During the late night ...

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Escobedo was the band leader at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and had been a lifelong friend of Jimmy's MediaPunch/Shutterstock; Jill Kimmel/Instagram Jimmy Kimmel's lifelong friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live! band ...

Jimmy Kimmel has launched two fundraisers in memory of Cleto Escobedo III, his childhood friend and the longtime bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Escobedo died on Tuesday at the age of 59. “Cleto was ...

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday that he is taking the rest of the week off following the death of his best friend and the show’s bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, also known as "Jr." ...

Jimmy Kimmel is taking some time away from his late-night show to grieve. The comedian broke down in tears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" announcing the death of Cleto Escobedo III, his longtime bandleader ...

Jimmy Kimmel was visibly distraught following the death of his close friend Cleto Escobedo III, the musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the leader of the in-house band. The late-night show host ...

Cleto Escobedo III, longtime bandleader of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, has died, Jimmy Kimmel announced on Tuesday. He was 59 years old. The late-night talk show host mourned the death of one of ...

Jimmy Kimmel shared his broken heart for 22 minutes with his audience Tuesday night. The late night host used his “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” monologue to speak about his childhood friend who was also his ...

Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears during an emotional tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Kimmel, 57, opened the Tuesday, November 11, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by ...

Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of longtime friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. He was 59. The late-night host shared the news of his death on Instagram, writing, "Early ...

Jimmy Kimmel remembered his dear friend, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, in a lengthy eulogy on his show Tuesday night. In posts on social media announcing Escobedo's Tuesday death ...