Paula Abdul
Heartfelt Tribute To Cleto …
Late ‘Kimmel’ Band Chief
Revealed
Paula Abdul is remembering late “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” band chief Cleto Escobedo III of Cleto and the Cletones … honoring him with a heartfelt tribute publish on social media.
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Cleto toured with Paula, in addition to Earth, Wind and Fireplace, and had his personal report deal earlier than Jimmy acquired him on late-night TV … and Paula says Cleto’s “expertise and power have been plain.”
Paula says she first met Cleto again within the day when he was enjoying saxophone at a small bar inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas … and from the second she heard him, she knew she needed to rent him for her band.
She says she was placing collectively a band for her first world tour and knew Cleto wanted to be concerned … regardless that he did not have any touring expertise on the time.
Cleto grew up in Las Vegas, the place he was neighbors with Jimmy … and Jimmy fought onerous for him to get a spot on “Jimmy Kimmel Stay.”
As we reported … Jimmy introduced Cleto’s loss of life on Tuesday.
Paula says, “Cleto was pure mild and soul, each on and off stage.”