United Kingdom, Nov. 20 -- Jimmy Kimmel Live! has renamed its house band after the death of Cleto Escobedo III.

The late night show is still reeling from the death of its band leader and host Jimmy Kimmel's childhood friend, who passed away on November 11 aged 59.

This week, the house band - which was previously known as Cleto and Cletones for the first 23 years of the programme's history - has simply been referred to as The Cletones in the title sequence.

The group was founded by Escobedo in 1995, before joining Jimmy Kimmel Live! when it launched eight years later.

Jimmy broke down in tears as he paid tribute to his friend on the show earlier last week.

He opened the show by saying: "We've been on the air for almost 23 years and I'...