Jimmy Kimmel dedicates monologue to best friend, bandleader Cleto Escobedo III Jimmy Kimmel opened Tuesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show with a tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died Tuesday morning at age 59.

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Jimmy Kimmel bandleader Cleto Escobedo III dies (Daily Mail) Heartbroken Jimmy Kimmel has announced the death of his childhood friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Writing on Instagram, Kimmel ...

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"Jimmy Kimmel Live" bandleader Cleto Escobedo III has died at 59. Cleto and the Cletones have been with the show since its debut in 2003. Kimmel will address his passing on Tuesday's show.

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