Jimmy Kimmel introduced on Tuesday, November 11, that his longtime good friend and present bandleader Cleto Escobedo III died on the age of 59.
“Early this morning, we misplaced an incredible good friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III,” the speak present host, 57, wrote in a press release shared by way of Instagram. “To say that we’re heartbroken is an understatement.”
Kimmel referred to as working together with his childhood pal on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! “a dream neither of us might ever have imagined would come true.”
He concluded by telling his followers, “Cherish your pals and please hold Cleto’s spouse, kids and oldsters in your prayers.”
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Jimmy Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III Have Been Buddies for A long time
The comic revealed on Tuesday that he and Cleto Escobedo III have been “inseparable since I used to be 9 years previous.” Jimmy Kimmel and Escobedo grew up in the identical neighborhood as children in Las Vegas after Kimmel moved there in 1977.
“We started a lifetime of friendship that was highlighted by the form of torture that solely an older brother can inflict on you with out being arrested,” Kimmel joked on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! in 2016 when Escobedo turned 50. He recalled instances the place Escobedo would put him within the sidecar of his bike and “drive me straight right into a rubbish can” together with different shenanigans.
Escobedo, in the meantime, shared a throwback photograph of the pair in November 2018 in honor of Kimmel’s birthday. Within the snap, the duo gave the impression to be at a storage sale with two older girls.
Cleto Escobedo III and Jimmy Kimmel as youngsters. Courtesy of Cleto Escobedo III/Instagram
Cleto Escobedo III Led the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Reside!’ Band
Escobedo’s band, Cleto and the Cletones, has been a part of Jimmy Kimmel Reside! because the speak present’s 2003 debut — a imaginative and prescient Kimmel had from the beginning.
“I used to be nervous, as a result of I believed they’d say, ‘We don’t need your good friend to be the band chief,’” Kimmel advised ABC7 in 2015 of how Escobedo landed the gig. “So, I took the president of ABC [Lloyd Braun] to see him play together with his band, and he beloved it.”
Escobedo, in the meantime, knew as soon as Kimmel referred to as in regards to the job that he “needed to be very versatile.” He advised Worldwide Musician in 2018 he had to have the ability to “play each form of music and play issues on the fly” to maintain the gig.
Cleto Escobedo III Was a Touring Musician
Previous to working for Kimmel, Escobedo had his personal report deal. He shaped Cleto and the Cletones in 1995 with guitarist Toshi Yangagi, bassist Jimmy Earl, keyboard participant Jeff Babko and drummer Jonathan Dresel. His father, Cleto Escobedo Jr., later joined the group after enjoying saxophone in a Sixties rock and soul band.
Escobedo excursions with artists like Earth, Wind and Hearth, Paula Abdul and Marc Anthony earlier than changing into the bandleader for Reside!
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Cleto Escobedo III Is the Father of two
Previous to his loss of life, Escobedo welcomed two kids, daughter Jesse and son Cruz.
“I like lots of people on this earth, however this little lady modified my life when she got here into this world ten years in the past,” the proud dad wrote by way of Instagram in Might 2019 on his daughter’s birthday. “I by no means REALLY knew what love was ‘until you checked out me. You ARE my world Jesse! Joyful birthday my treasured lady!!!! Joyful tenth birthday!!! Love, Daddy.”
In July 2021, Escobedo shared a tribute to his son, writing by way of Instagram, “Joyful Birthday to our boy!! We love you a lot!!”
