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

In an emotional tribute, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ bandmate Jeff Babko reflects on the life, legacy, and final days of Cleto Escobedo III.

Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Escobedo was 59.

A cause of death has been determined for Jimmy Kimmel Live! musical director Cleto Escobedo III after he died at age 59 on ...

Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III’s cause of death has been revealed after his death at age 59. Escobedo ...

Jimmy Kimmel has launched two fundraisers in memory of Cleto Escobedo III, his childhood friend and the longtime bandleader ...

Less than a week after Jimmy Kimmel's band leader and childhood friend Cleto Escobedo III died at age 59, the late musician's ...

Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a childhood friend of the late-night host, died on ...

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

Jimmy Kimmel paid an emotional tribute to his friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo in his monologue on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

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