Jimmy Kimmel paid an emotional tribute to his friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo in his monologue on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

"Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old," Kimmel explained on Instagram, saying working with Escobedo every day was "a dream."

Cleto Escobedo III, the Cleto and the Cletones leader who's performed on \