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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Jimmy Kimmel’s longtime bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, died because his heart couldn't pump enough blood to keep him alive, ...

Jimmy Kimmel’s longtime bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, died from a heart condition. TMZ reports the musician’s heart couldn’t pump enough blood. The outlet obtained Escobedo’s death certificate and ...

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