Jimmy Kimmel's lifelong friend and the band leader of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Cleto Escobedo III, passed away on Tuesday, ...

Jimmy Kimmel opened Tuesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show with a tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo ...

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

Cleto Escobedo III, longtime bandleader of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, has died, Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday. He was 59 ...

While the late Cleto Escobedo III made nightly appearances on TV, his greatest role may have been at home with his family.

Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears during an emotional tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, on ...

Jimmy Kimmel announced Cleto Escobedo III's death on Nov. 11, before delivering an emotional monologue and tribute to him on ...

The late-night host described his closest pal, who died at 59 on Tuesday, as "the nicest, most humble" person.

Late-night television lost a pillar of its musical backbone on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, when Cleto Escobedo III, longtime ...

Kimmel's words: "Late last night, early this morning, we lost someone very special, who was much too young to go," Kimmel ...