This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” has died.

On Nov. 11, Jimmy Kimmel announced on Instagram that his childhood best friend, Cleto Escobedo III, had died Escobedo had been the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for Jimmy Kimmel ...

The group, originally named "Cleto and the Cletones," revealed their new name during the late-night show’s Nov. 17 episode, which comes days after the death of bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. In the ...

Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to ABC on Monday, November 17, following the death of host Jimmy Kimmel’s longtime friend and the show’s bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Kimmel, 58, welcomed guests ...

New information surrounding the passing of Jimmy Kimmel's band leader has been uncovered. Less than a week after he died at age 59, Cleto Escobedo III's immediate cause of death was revealed to be ...

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s" house band is going by a new moniker. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The group, originally named "Cleto and the Cletones," revealed their new name ...

Jimmy Kimmel announced Cleto Escobedo III's death on Nov. 11, before delivering an emotional monologue and tribute to him on his talk show that night Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the ...

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s" house band is going by a new moniker. The group, originally named "Cleto and the Cletones," revealed their new name during the late-night show’s Nov. 17 episode, which comes ...

The house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has changed its name after the death of their bandleader, Cleto Escobedo. Formerly known as Cleto and the Cletones, they revealed their new name, The Cletones, ...

Cleto Escobedo III’s legacy lives on. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has honored Escobedo, the program’s house band leader who died Nov. 11 at age 59, by changing the musical group’s name. During the late night ...