Corky McCoy
For his 1972 cosmic funk album, On the Corner, Miles Davis asked his former flatmate and cartoonist, Corky McCoy, to create an album cover that would appeal to hip young African Americans. Some critics were appalled by what they saw as racially sensitive depictions of African Americans. Corky's multi-hued blaxploitation street scenes of superfly guys, playaz and fine bitches in hot pants and high heels, were a perfect fit for Miles radical music. Corky also drew sleeves for In Concert, Big Fun and Water Babies.
