Died On This Date (June 28, 2009) Tom Wilkes / Grammy Winning Album Cover Artist
themusicsover Tom Wilkes
July 30, 1939 – June 28, 2009
One of the many unsung heroes of popular music, Tom Wilkes was a designer who created the covers for, among others, Janis Joplin’s Pearl, the Rolling Stones’ Beggar’s Banquet, Neil Young’s Harvest, and the London Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Tommy, for which he won a Grammy. Throughout his career, Wilkes was the art director for the Monterey Pop Festival, A&M Records and ABC Records. Wilkes passed away in his home at the age of 69. Cause of death not immediately released.