Charles E. White III

American airbrush illustrator. Born 1940 in San Diego, California. Died March, 2022. White illustrated many album covers over a long career, beginning with "Frank Sinatra: A Man and his Music" in 1965. Other covers White illustrated and/or art-directed include Chuck Berry’s "Chuck Berry’s Golden Decade"; The Tramps – "Disco Inferno"; The Who/London Symphony Orchestra – "Tommy"; Chubby Checker – "Greatest Hits"; Gentle Giant – "Octopus", and Styx – "Paradise Theatre". In the 1980s, White partnered with fellow illustrator Dave Willardson. Their studio, with White serving as the art director, did many albums for A&M Records.