Jimmy Kimmel pays tribute to friend and show band leader Cleto Escobedo

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Jimmy Kimmel pays tearful tribute to late bandleader Cleto Escobedo III

Jimmy Kimmel paid an emotional tribute to Cleto Escobedo III, the leader of his in-house band, who died on November 11 at the age of 59. The TV personality initially broke 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.” View this post on Instagram On that day’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live…

Jimmy Kimmel gets emotional paying tribute to Cleto Escobedo III. Watch

Jimmy Kimmel pays homage to late-night bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died at the age of 59, with a heartfelt monologue and temporary pause of his programme.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s eponymous late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, will take a brief hiatus this month. “We’re going to take the next couple of nights off,” Kimmel, 57, said during his Tuesday, November 11, monologue, which he used to eulogize his longtime bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, after his recent death. “I want to be here tonight to tell you about my friend.” Kimmel had broken down in tears in his opening speech, recalling how he met Esc…

Jimmy Kimmel pays tribute to friend and show band leader Cleto Escobedo

Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue Tuesday night following the death of his friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader Cleto Escobedo. Kimmel kicked off the episode in tears as he came out onstage.  Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death on social media earlier Tuesday, saying he was a “great friend, father, son, musician and man.” He was 59 years old.  Kimmel’s monologue "We've been on the air for almost 23 years and I've had to do some …

Jimmy Kimmel cries through monologue to childhood pal Cleto Escobedo III

Jimmy Kimmel honoured his childhood friend and longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III in an emotional 22-minute monologue. Watch the video.