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Cozy Powell, born Colin Flooks in Cirencester in 1947, was a British drummer and session musician. He played the drum kit and was associated with the hard rock genre. His professional career began in 1968 and continued until his death in 1998. Powell was a member of several bands, including The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, and Whitesnake. He recorded for the Polydor record label and spoke English.
Powell died in a traffic collision in Bristol on April 5, 1998. The death was ruled accidental. He was a male citizen of the United Kingdom.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1947
- Active to
- 1998
Discography
- Dance With the Devil1973
- Na Na Na1974
- The Man in Black1974
- Over the Top1979
- Theme One1979
- Heidi Goes to Town1980
- The Loner1980
- Tilt1981
- Octopuss1983
- Sooner or Later1991
Member of
- Ace Kefford Stand1968–1969
- Young Blood1968–1968
- Big Bertha1969–1970
- Jeff Beck Group1970–1972
- Bedlam1972–1973
- Cozy Powell's Hammer1974–1975
- Rainbow1975–1980
- Graham Bonnet1980–1981
- Michael Schenker Group1980–1982
- Whitesnake1982–1985
- Phenomena1984–1987
- Emerson, Lake & Powell1985–1986
- Phenomena1985–1985
- Blue Murder1987–1987
- Forcefield1987–1990
- Black Sabbath1988–1991
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 46,721
- Total plays
- 291,291
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Colin Flooks (December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998), better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer. Born in Cirencester, Powell started his musical career with The Sorcerers in 1965. In 1971 he joined the Jeff Beck group for two albums, before going solo then forming Bedlam. His solo single Dance With The Devil reached third place in the UK charts in 1973. Two other top 20 singles followed, as Cozy Powell's Hammer. The following year, Cozy <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Cozy+Powell"
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cirencester
- Occupation
- session musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Polydor
- Official website
- www.cozypowell.com
- Image
- Whitesnake 1984 Promo 2 - Cozy Powell.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1947-12-29
- date of death
- 1998-04-07
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons category
- Cozy Powell
- birth name
- Colin Flooks
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
- member of
- The Brian May Band
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