Cleto Escobedo III, leader of Jimmy Kimmel's house band, dies at 59
- Posted on November 12, 2025
- By NPR
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Cleto Escobedo III, leader of Jimmy Kimmel's house band, dies at 59
Escobedo had been leading Kimmel's house band since the show launched in 2003. The musician and the comedian were childhood friends in Las Vegas.
