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Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies at 59  The New York Times Jimmy Kimmel’s Lifelong Friend and Band Leader Cleto Escobedo Dies at 59: ‘We Are Heartbroken’  People.com Jimmy Kimmel announces death of bandleader and close friend Cleto Escobedo III  NBC News Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III dies  abcnews.go.com Cleto Escobedo III, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ bandleader of 22 years, dies at 59  USA …

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of one of his oldest friends — his show’s bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death Tuesday on Instagram, saying “that we are heartbroken is an understatement.” Escobedo was 59. Escobedo and Kimmel met as children in Las Vegas, where they grew up across the street from each other. …

Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel‘s close friend and the bandleader of his talk show, has died. He was 59. Kimmel shared the news on Instagram, writing, “Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement. Cleto and I have been inseparable …

Cleto Escobedo III, the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” bandleader, died Tuesday morning, the late-night host announced. In posts on social media, Jimmy Kimmel described Escobedo as a “great friend, father, son, musician and man.” He urged his followers to keep Escobedo’s family in their thoughts. “Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old,” Kimmel wrote. “The fact …

Photo: Randy Holmes/Disney Saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and childhood friend of the late-night host, died early Tuesday morning. He was 59. Kimmel announced the news on Instagram Tuesday afternoon with this tribute: “Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. To …