A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish ...

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Everyone loves Cleto. Everyone here at the show. We are devastated by this. It’s not… It’s just not fair,” a choked-up Kimmel ...

The leader of Cleto and the Cletones died on Nov. 11 at the age of 59, lifelong friend Jimmy Kimmel confirmed via Instagram.

Cleto Escobedo III, the leader of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! house band Cleto and the Cletones, died on Tuesday, Nov. 11 Cleto and the Cletones have provided the live music for Jimmy Kimmel Live! since ...

On Nov. 11, Jimmy Kimmel announced that his childhood best friend and show's band leader, Cleto Escobedo III, had died. Here's everything to know about the late Cleto Escobedo.

Cleto Escobedo has worked on JKL! since it premiered in 2003 and was the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, the show's ...

Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the loss of his lifelong friend Cleto Escobedo III. Find out more about the late bandleader’s life and his career.

In an emotional tribute, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ bandmate Jeff Babko reflects on the life, legacy, and final days of Cleto Escobedo III.

Saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III died on November 11, 2025, at the age of 59. His childhood friend and collaborator, Jimmy Kimmel, announced the death via Instagram.

Jimmy Kimmel ’s longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III's cause of death has been confirmed by authorities, ...

As a kid growing up in Las Vegas, Cleto Escobedo and his best friend delighted in playing pranks together. "We kind of had ...