Pedro Bell, artist who created Funkadelic's cosmic album covers, dies at 69
by Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
Aug 28, 2019
3 minutes
Pedro Bell, whose wild, psychedelic album covers for Detroit cosmic funk band Funkadelic defined the influential group's aesthetic, died Tuesday. He was 69.
His death was confirmed by longtime Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. No cause of death was given. Funkadelic founder George Clinton acknowledged his collaborator's passing on Facebook, referencing Bell's backward-spelled nickname: "RIP to Funkadelic album cover illustrator Pedro Bell. Rest easy, Sir Lleb!"
Starting with the band's 1973 album, "Cosmic Slop,"
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