A longtime member of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — and a good friend of the host himself — has died. He was 59 years old. Kimmel announced the death of Cleto Escobedo III, who served as the bandleader on the ...

WASHINGTON — Cleto Escobedo III, the band leader for Cleto and the Cletones on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," has died. He was 59. Escobedo, who was Kimmel's longtime friend, died on Tuesday. Kimmel announced ...

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel started his Tuesday night monologue with a tearful tribute to his childhood friend and his show's band leader, Cleto Escobedo III. During a taping of Tuesday’s ...

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