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Cozy Powell

1947 - 1998

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Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath. Powell appeared on at least 66 albums, with contributions on many other recordings. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential drummers of all time; many rock drummers have cited him as a major influence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cozy Powell is the 328th most popular musician (down from 305th in 2019), the 1,263rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,067th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Cozy Powell ranks 328 out of 3,175. Before him are Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Ian Curtis, Yanni, XXXTentacion, Beck, and Don Airey. After him are Narciso Yepes, Sean Lennon, Sidney Bechet, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Joe Zawinul.

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Among people born in 1947, Cozy Powell ranks 130. Before him are Viktor Belenko, James Patterson, Mumtaz, Wes Studi, Wilton Daniel Gregory, and Joe Mantegna. After him are Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Thomas Cech, Margaret Chan, Gérard Houllier, Richard Jenkins, and Jerzy Stuhr. Among people deceased in 1998, Cozy Powell ranks 57. Before him are Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Nelson Goodman, Galina Ulanova, Martha Gellhorn, Fritz Honka, and Albert Gore Sr.. After him are Imi Lichtenfeld, Sonny Bono, Marie-Louise Meilleur, Maurice Bucaille, Kamala Sohonie, and Ernst-Günther Schenck.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cozy Powell ranks 1,263 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Byron (1792), Denholm Elliott (1922), P. D. James (1920), E. L. James (1963), Richard Hamilton (1922), and Don Airey (1948). After him are Ally McCoist (1962), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), John Langdon Down (1828), Margaret Bondfield (1873), Gideon Mantell (1790), and Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557).

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