WASHINGTON — Cleto Escobedo III, the band leader for Cleto and the Cletones on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," has died. He was 59.

On Tuesday, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel announced he would take a break from his show following the death of his friend and ...

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

Escobedo has been the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, the late-night show's house band, since its 2003 premiere ...

Jimmy Kimmel’s eponymous late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, will take a brief hiatus this month. “We’re going to take ...

Jimmy Kimmel dedicated his monologue to his late bandleader and best friend Cleto Escobedo III hours after announcing his ...

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel started his Tuesday night monologue with a tearful tribute to his childhood friend and ...

Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears as he honored his late friend and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" band leader Cleto Escobedo III during ...

The late-night host is taking time off after the death of bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, with whom he once spent 33 ...

Jimmy Kimmel shared the heartbreaking news about his childhood friend, describing Cleto Escobedo III as "a great friend, ...

The blows keep coming for Jimmy Kimmel, as his longtime "inseparable" friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live band leader Cleto Escobedo ...

Jimmy Kimmel said he would take the next few nights off from his late-night show after the death of his bandleader and ...