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Jimmy Kimmel's lifelong friend, Cleto Escobedo, has died at 59 years old

"Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old," the comedian wrote in tribute

Escobedo was the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, Kimmel's house band

Cleto Escobedo III, the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band on Jimmy Kimmel Live! , has died.

The artist died on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the age of 59, Jimmy Kimmel shared in an Instagram post the same day.

"Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III," Kimmel wrote. "To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement. Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old. The fact that we got to work together every day is a dream neither of

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