ByMason Leib 
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 9:29PM
Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III died on Tuesday morning, Kimmel announced on social media.
Escobedo, who led the band Cleto and the Cletones on Kimmel’s show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was 59.
Cleto Escobedo attends as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual “Power Of Love” gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive
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