Jimmy Kimmel remembers Cleto Escobedo III, leader of in-house band and childhood friend
Jimmy Kimmel announced Cleto Escobedo III, his longtime friend and bandleader of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," has died at 59. Escobedo has been with the show since it premiered in 2003, and he and Kimmel were friends since childhood.
(CBS News, 2025-11-12T14:29:00Z)