On Nov. 11, Jimmy Kimmel announced on Instagram that his childhood best friend, Cleto Escobedo III, had died Escobedo had been the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for Jimmy Kimmel ...

Escobedo’s cause of death was revealed less than a week after Kimmel made the heartbreaking announcement. Cleto Escobedo III, the beloved Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader of Cleto and the Cletones, died ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Escobedo died on November 11 at age 59. According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ on Friday, November 14, Escobedo died ...

While the late Cleto Escobedo III made nightly appearances on TV, his greatest role may have been at home with his family. Learn more about them and his personal life here. Cleto Escobedo III’s ...

The house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has changed its name after the death of their bandleader, Cleto Escobedo. Formerly known as Cleto and the Cletones, they revealed their new name, The Cletones, ...

Less than a week after Cleto Escobedo III died at age 59, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host shared that his late band leader was undergoing treatment at a medical center leading up to his passing. And while ...

Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves Monday, Nov. 17, after taking several days off following the death of his longtime friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Escobedo died ...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live! was hit by tragedy this week when bandleader Cleto Escobedo III died from an undisclosed illness. “To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement,” Kimmel said in a statement. ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a ...