Cozy Powell

Cozy Powell was, to me, the backbone of an entire era of rock. Drumming for Rainbow, Whitesnake, the Jeff Beck Group, Black Sabbath, Brian May and dozens more, he appeared on at least 66 albums, which is less a résumé than a seismic record of British hard rock itself. His playing didn't just keep time; it drove songs forward like a force of nature. Losing him to a car crash in 1998 robbed music of a drummer who still had thunder left in him. Every time I hear that heavy, galloping beat, I'm reminded how much weight one player can carry.

Name (English)

Cozy Powell

Name (Japanese)

コージー・パウエル

Reading

こーじー・ぱうえる

Born

December 29, 1947 – April 5, 1998

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

Origin

Cirencester, United Kingdom

Occupation

drummer / session musician / musician

• Official sitehttps://www.cozypowell.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/cozypowelldrums
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy%20Powell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14341

Tags

• drummer
• session musician
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-17

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