In honor of Cleto Escobedo III, host Jimmy Kimmel's longtime bandleader and friend, who died on Nov. 11 at the age of 59, the Kimmel Live house band is officially rebranding from Cleto and the ...

Kimmel hosted what was his final show of 2025 Thursday evening, reflecting on his unprecedented suspension, frequent attacks ...

Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," has died. The musician and lifelong friend of Kimmel was 59. Kimmel confirmed Escobedo's death ...

Jimmy Kimmel is still mourning his close friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader Cleto Escobedo. The grieving late-night host recently took to social media to announce the launch of two ...

The house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has changed its name after the death of their bandleader, Cleto Escobedo. Formerly known as Cleto and the Cletones, they revealed their new name, The Cletones, ...

Cleto Escobedo III’s legacy lives on. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has honored Escobedo, the program’s house band leader who died Nov. 11 at age 59, by changing the musical group’s name. During the late night ...

Jimmy Kimmel Live is paying tribute to one of its own. A new title sequence that introduced Monday's episode of Kimmel Live debuted the change, flashing "The Cletones" for the first time in the band's ...

The group, originally named "Cleto and the Cletones," revealed their new name during the late-night show’s Nov. 17 episode, which comes days after the death of bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. In the ...

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s" house band is going by a new moniker. The group, originally named "Cleto and the Cletones," revealed their new name during the late-night show’s Nov. 17 episode, which comes ...