The American artist Drew Struzan passed away at the age of 78 in October 2025. Although his name might not be familiar to many Rock and movie fans, chances are you’ve had a poster illustrated by him on your wall at some point in your life. Struzan was known for his airbrushed one-sheets technique when designing movie posters. He was responsible for more than 150 iconic film posters, including The Shawshank Redemption, Blade Runner, E.T., Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars. But he also created many covers for famous Rock and Roll albums. To pay tribute to the legendary artist, Rock and Roll Garage selected some of the album covers he made. Rock and Roll album covers created by Drew Struzan Poco "Pickin' Up the Pieces" (1969) Grand Funk Railroad "Phoenix" (1972) Roy Orbison "Memphis" (1972) Black Sabbath "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (1973) Canned Heat "One More River to Cross" (1973) Alice Cooper "Greatest Hits" (1974) Alice Cooper "Welcome To My Nightmare" (1975) Iron Butterfly "Scorching Beauty" (1975) Other movie posters he illustrated were: John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982), "First Blood (Rambo)" (1982), "Risky Business" (1983), "Police Academy" (1984) "The Goonies" (1985), "Better Off Dead" (1985), "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986), "The Name of The Rose" (1986), "Hook" (1991), "Hocus Pocus" (1994), "Mallrats" (1995), "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001). During his career he won the awards: "Saturn Award" (2002), "Inkpot Award" (2010), "Saul Bass Award" (2014), "Sergio Award" (2016) and "Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame" (2020).The post Rock and Roll album covers created by Drew Struzan appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.