According to Wikipedia, the stripper on the cover of Tom Waits’ Small Change album is Cassandra Peterson, better known to the world as “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.”

Also, Peterson turned 59 this year. Ouch. (Or 57, if you believe IMDB over Wikipedia.) Amusingly, she was a member of the Groundlings prior to the Elvira thing, and also appeared, briefly, in Diamonds are Forever as a showgirl.