Cleto Escobedo III Passes Away at 59

Jimmy Kimmel's longtime bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, died because his heart literally

couldn't pump enough blood to keep him alive. TMZ got his death certificate,

and it lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause. But the underlying reasons are even

more tragic, including alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, sepsis,

and pneumonia. He and Kimmel were childhood friends, and Jimmy fought to get him on the

show. He had been an entertainer for 40 years. He was only 59.