Cozy Cole
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909-10-17
- Died
- 1981-01-29
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Cozy and His Friends in Love
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- 11,582
- Total plays
- 59,859
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Cozy Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981) was an American jazz drummer who scored a #1 Cashbox magazine hit with the record "Topsy Part 2" (also known as "Topsy II", "Topsy 2", and so on). That song peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the R&B chart. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The track, which also peaked at #29 in the U.K. Singles Chart in 1958, contained a lengthy drum solo and was one of the few drum solo recordings that ever
Key dates
- Born
- 17 October 1909
- Died
- 29 January 1981
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cole
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- East Orange
- Place of death
- Columbus
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Savoy Records
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Categories
1909 births1981 deaths20th-century African-American musicians20th-century American drummers20th-century American male musiciansAfrican-American drummersAmerican jazz drummersAmerican male drummersAmerican male jazz musiciansDeaths from cancer in OhioDrummers from New JerseyMusicians from East Orange, New Jersey