Several stars shared tributes to Jimmy Kimmel’s longtime friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader Cleo Escobedo III following his death at age 59.

Kimmel took to Instagram on Tuesday, November 11, to reveal that Escobedo had died.

“Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III,” he 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 us could ever have imagined would come true. Cherish your friends and please keep Cleto’s wife, children and parents in your prayers.”

That night, Kimmel dedicated an emotional monologue to the late musician on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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