Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies at 59

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Cleto Escobedo Iii, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies At 59

By The New York Times

Cleto Escobedo III, a saxophonist whose childhood friendship with the comedian Jimmy Kimmel led to a decades-long role as the leader of the house band on Mr. Kimmel’s late night show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” died on Tuesday. He was 59. Mr. Kimmel annou ...Read more