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{{short description|British rock drummer (1947–1998)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Cozy Powell
| image             = Whitesnake 1984 Promo 2 - Cozy Powell.jpg
| caption           = Powell in 1984
| birth_name        = Colin Trevor Flooks
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1947|12|29|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Cirencester]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1998|4|5|1947|12|29|df=y}}
| death_place       = [[M4 motorway]], near [[Bristol]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]|[[progressive rock]]|[[blues rock]]|[[glam rock]]|[[instrumental rock]]|[[jazz fusion]]}}
| occupation        = Drummer
| years_active      = 1964–1998
| website           = {{URL|cozypowell.com}}
}}

'''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 (rock band)|Rainbow]], [[Michael Schenker Group]], [[Gary Moore]], [[Graham Bonnet]], [[Brian May]], [[Whitesnake]], [[Emerson, Lake & Powell]], and [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|last=McDonald|first=Steven|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p115487/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic bio & performance credits|publisher=Allmusic.com|access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/web_exclusive/900001125 |title=Modern Drummer Magazine/Article on Silvertide drummer Kevin Franks cites Powell as influence |publisher=Moderndrummer.com |access-date=24 October 2011 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001317/Gene%20Hoglan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215034335/http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001317/Gene%20Hoglan|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2009|title=Modern Drummer Magazine/Article on Gene Hoglan cites Powell as influence|publisher=Moderndrummer.com|access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
Colin Trevor Flooks (Cozy Powell) was born in [[Cirencester]], [[Gloucestershire]], on 29 December 1947 and was adopted.<ref name = ODNB>{{cite ODNB|title = Powell, Colin Trevor [Cozy] (1947–1998), rock musician|last = Elliott|first = Paul|date = 25 May 2006|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/69722}}</ref> He never knowingly met his birth parents.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&q=%22cozy+powell%22+%22adopted%22&pg=PA514 |title=Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door |first=Nick |last=Talevski |page=514 |date= 7 April 2010|publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857121172 |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He started playing drums aged 12 in the school orchestra, thereafter playing along in his spare time to popular singles of the day. The first band Powell was in, called the Corals, played each week at the youth club in Cirencester. The Corals also played at a youth club in Latton, a small village {{Convert|7|mi|spell=in}} from Cirencester. During this time the band broke the world record for non-stop playing without playing the same song twice.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Corals just played on and on - to new world record|date=7 January 1966|work=Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard}}</ref> Aged 15, Cozy had already worked out an impressive [[drum solo]]. 

The stage name Cozy was borrowed from the jazz drummer [[Cozy Cole]]. His last name Powell was taken from his adoptive mother's maiden name.<ref>Hammer: The Life Story of Cozy Powell (movie documentary)</ref> 

==Career==
The semi-professional circuit was next with The Sorcerers, a vocal-harmony pop band.<ref name = ODNB/> The late nights and usual on-the-road exploits began to affect his education, and Powell left to take an office job to finance the purchase of his first set of [[Premier Percussion|Premier]] drums. The Sorcerers performed in the German club scene of the 1960s.

By 1968 the band had returned to England, basing themselves in the [[Birmingham]] area. Powell struck up friendships with notable local musicians, including [[Robert Plant]], [[John Bonham]], future [[Slade]] vocalist [[Noddy Holder]], bassist [[Dave Pegg]] and [[Tony Iommi]]. The Sorcerers, then renamed Youngblood, released a series of singles in late 1968 and 1969. The group then linked up with [[The Move]]'s bassist/singer [[Ace Kefford]] to form The Ace Kefford Stand. Five recorded tracks are available on the Ace Kefford album ''Ace The Face'', released by Sanctuary Records in 2003. Powell also began session work and, with fellow Sorcerers Dave and Denny Ball, formed Big Bertha.

===Isle of Wight 1970 and Jeff Beck===
Powell also played with [[Swamp pop|swamp rocker]] [[Tony Joe White]] at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 1970]]. Powell landed the then highly prestigious drumming job with [[Jeff Beck]]'s [[The Jeff Beck Group|group]] in April 1970. Their first project was to record an album of [[Motown]] covers in the US. This was never finished and remains unreleased. During the sessions, photographs show Cozy Powell and Jeff Beck present at the recording of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]", on which Beck appears. Cozy has stated in interviews he plays on the record, but this remains to be confirmed. After the recording of two albums, ''[[Rough and Ready (album)|Rough and Ready]]'' (October 1971) and ''[[Jeff Beck Group (album)|Jeff Beck Group]]'' (July 1972), the band fell apart.

===1972–1974===
In 1972 Powell drummed for two tracks ("Hey Sandy" and "Martha") on [[Harvey Andrews]]' album ''Writer of Songs''. By late 1972 he had joined up with the Ball brothers and singer Frank Aiello to form Bedlam, whose eponymous album was recorded for [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]] and released in August 1973.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
[[File:Cozy_Powell's_Hammer.jpg|alt=Cozy_Powell's_Hammer|thumb|Powell (middle) with Cozy Powell's Hammer in 1974 left to right: [[Clive Chaman]], [[Bernie Marsden]], Powell, Frank Aiello and [[Don Airey]]]]
With Powell's session work at [[Rak Records|RAK Rekords]] and subsequent solo success  (including "[[Dance with the Devil (instrumental)|Dance with the Devil]]", which reached No. 3 in the UK singles chart during January 1974), Bedlam fell apart. 

"Dance with the Devil" was his only solo hit in North America, reaching No. 48 in Canada for four weeks, and No. 49 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/70s/1974/RPM-1974-04-20.pdf| title=RPM Magazine - April 20, 1974 - Page 12}}</ref> The track featured [[Suzi Quatro]] on bass. Powell's second hit during 1974 was with "The Man in Black", which reached No. 18. [[Arrows (British band)|Arrows]] front man [[Alan Merrill]], also a RAK Records artist, played electric bass on '"The Man in Black'" and the b-side '"After Dark". 

Jeff Beck's studio producer was [[Mickie Most]] and Powell soon found himself drafted into sessions for artists signed to Most's RAK label, including [[Julie Felix]], [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]], [[Donovan]] and [[Suzi Quatro]]. To cash in on his chart success, the drummer formed "Cozy Powell's Hammer" in April 1974. The line-up included [[Bernie Marsden]] (guitar), [[Clive Chaman]] (bass), [[Don Airey]] (keyboards) and Frank Aiello (Bedlam) on vocals. Clive Chaman was replaced on bass by [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]] in the band in early 1975 for the RAK Rocks Britain Tour. "Na Na Na" was a UK No. 10 hit, and another single "Le Souk" was recorded but never released.

Sharing a love of the power-trio set up (Cream), Cozy Powell formed a band with guitarist [[Clem Clempson]] and bassist [[Greg Ridley]] ([[Humble Pie]]), but when this fell apart Cozy temporarily quit the music business to take up motorcycle racing. His desire to launch a three-piece in the vein of Cream remained; recordings with [[Glenn Tipton|Tipton]], [[John Entwistle|Entwistle]] & Powell are testament to this<ref>Matthias Penzel: "Hämmern mit Haltung". ''DrumHeads!!'' 1/2018.</ref> as much as sessions with Cream's [[Jack Bruce]] and on guitar [[Uli Jon Roth]], briefly after recording for [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]]: "to get him (Uli Roth) had been the idea of Larry Mazer (at the time manager of Cinderella), Jack met him, but at the time Uli was busy with a symphony. I don't think it would have worked, we had him in mind as well as some other people, like [[Gary Moore]], ideally [[Jeff Beck]] really",<ref>Matthias Penzel: coverstory. ''drums & percussion'' V/1989, p 12.</ref> followed by Clem Clempson, [[Pat Travers]] and [[Pat Thrall]] with whom they recorded, shopped for a deal - unsuccessfully—until Powell would join Black Sabbath.

===1975–1980: Rainbow===
In 1975, Powell joined [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]].<ref name = ODNB/> Over the next five years he and guitarist [[Ritchie Blackmore]] were the only constants in the line-up. During this time, Blackmore developed the band's sound from neoclassical hard rock-heavy metal to a more commercial [[Album-oriented rock|AOR]] sound. Powell grew concerned with the overtly commercial direction and decided to leave, although not before Rainbow headlined the first [[Monsters of Rock]] show at [[Castle Donington]], England, on 16 August 1980. This was his last show with the band. Powell became the first musician to appear at Monsters of Rock with different bands, when he returned with Whitesnake in 1983.<ref>From a fax sent by concert promoters MCP to Guinness Publishing on 18 April 1997, providing background information for the publisher's book Rockopedia</ref>

===1980–1983: Bonnet, Michael Schenker, Phenomena===
After leaving Rainbow, Powell again worked with vocalist Graham Bonnet, their most notable single being "Night Games" from Bonnet's solo album ''[[Line-Up (album)|Line-Up]]'', which reached number 6 in the UK singles chart. 

For the rest of the 1980s, Powell assumed short-term journeyman roles with a number of major bands including The [[Michael Schenker Group]].<ref name = ODNB/> In 1985 he started recording with [[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]] for their self-titled first album, which was released the same year. He also worked briefly with another new supergroup named Forcefield along with Bonnet and later [[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] on vocals, former [[Ian Gillan]] Band member [[Ray Fenwick]] and former [[Focus (band)|Focus]] member [[Jan Akkerman]] on the guitars, [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]] and later [[Laurence Cottle]] on bass. Cottle would eventually join as a session player for the recording of [[Black Sabbath]]'s ''[[Headless Cross (album)|Headless Cross]]'' album in 1989 and again was replaced by Murray following that tour.

===1982–1985: Whitesnake===
Powell was invited to join [[Whitesnake]] in late of 1982 after his departure from [[Michael Schenker Group]] to replace [[Ian Paice]] for a presumed farewell tour with the band in Europe, but after the success of the ''[[Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)|Saints & Sinners]]'' album in the British and Japanese charts, and a successful tour that culminated in a memorable performance at the [[Monsters of Rock|Monsters of Rock Festival]] in August 1983, the band signed with the American label [[Geffen Records]]. Due to contractual obligations, the band had to release one more album for their previous label [[Liberty Records|Liberty]] which would be 1984's ''[[Slide It In]]''. 

Now under guidance of A&R executive [[John Kalodner]], the album was remixed with the help of producer [[Keith Olsen]] for the American market with Cozy, guitarist [[Mel Galley]] and keyboardist [[Jon Lord]] the only remaining members of the previous line up along with singer [[David Coverdale]] and new guitarist [[John Sykes]]. Powell's tenure with the band ended in January 1985 after an appearance at the [[Rock in Rio]] festival in [[Brazil]]. After that he was asked to join [[Keith Emerson]] and [[Greg Lake]] in a revamped version of ELP: [[Emerson, Lake and Powell]].

===1988–1998: Black Sabbath and solo===
[[File:Iommi, Powell, Martin.jpg|thumb|L-R: [[Tony Iommi]], Powell, and [[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] during the recording session of Black Sabbath's ''[[Headless Cross (album)|Headless Cross]]'', {{Circa|1988}}]]
Powell worked with [[Gary Moore]] in 1988, followed by stints with [[Black Sabbath]] from 1988 to 1991, and again in 1994–1995. 

Between late 1992 and early 1993, Powell put together an occasional touring band using the old band name 'Cozy Powell's Hammer' featuring himself on drums, [[Mario Parga]] on guitar and fellow Sabbath members [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]] on bass,  [[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] on vocals, and occasional rhythm guitar/synth module. The band performed throughout Europe and appeared on German television. Powell made headlines in 1986 when he appeared on the [[BBC]] children's programme ''[[Record Breakers]]'', where he set a world record for the most drums (400) played in under one minute, live on television.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FlhtqJtICE | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/-FlhtqJtICE| archive-date=18 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=Cozy Powell on Record Breakers |publisher=YouTube |date=2 May 2008 |access-date=19 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Powell and [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]] were members of [[Brian May]]'s band, playing on the ''[[Back to the Light]]'' and ''[[Another World (Brian May album)|Another World]]'' albums. He  played with May opening for [[Guns N' Roses]] on the second American leg of their [[Use Your Illusion Tour]] in 1993. The duo also served a spell with blues guitarist [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]] in the mid-nineties. Powell briefly joined [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] for the album ''[[Facing the Animal]]'' in 1997.<ref>[http://www.cozypowell.com/category/discog]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826023849/http://www.cozypowell.com/category/discog|date=26 August 2014}}</ref> 

Powell's last recording session was for [[Colin Blunstone]]'s ''The Light Inside'', alongside [[Don Airey]], which was released shortly after Powell's death. The final solo album by Cozy Powell ''Especially for You'' was released in 1998 after his death, and featured American vocalist [[John West (musician)|John West]], Neil Murray, Lonnie Park, [[Michael Casswell]] and others.

==Death==
Powell died on 5 April 1998 following a car crash while driving his [[Saab 9000]] at {{convert|104|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in bad weather on the [[M4 motorway]] near Bristol.<ref name = ODNB/> He was involved in an affair with a married woman who was having problems with her husband.<ref name="iommiautobiography">{{cite book|last=Iommi|first=Tony|title=Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath|year=2011|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=978-0306819551}}<!--|access-date=21 July 2013--></ref> Upset, she phoned him and asked him to come quickly to her house which was approximately {{Convert | 35 | mi}} away. As he was driving to her house, she phoned him again and asked "Where are you?" He informed her he was on his way and she then heard him say "Oh shit!" followed by a loud bang.<ref name="iommiautobiography"/>

Powell was ejected through the windscreen and was declared [[dead on arrival]] at nearby [[Frenchay Hospital]].<ref name = ODNB/><ref name="iommiautobiography"/><ref name = "BBC 25 August 1998"/> According to the [[BBC]] report, at the time of the crash Powell's blood-alcohol reading was over the legal limit, and he was not wearing a seat belt, in addition to talking with his girlfriend on his mobile phone. The official investigation also found evidence of a slow puncture in a rear tyre that, it was suggested, could well have caused a sudden collapse of the tyre with a consequent loss of control of the car.<ref name="BBC 25 August 1998"/>

He was living in [[Lambourn]] in Berkshire at the time and had returned to the studio shortly before his death to record with [[Fleetwood Mac]] founder [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]]. At the time of death, Powell had recently pulled out of tour rehearsals with [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], having suffered an injury in a motorcycle accident. 

A memorial plaque at the [[Corn Hall, Cirencester|Corn Hall]] in [[Cirencester]] was unveiled in January 2016 in a ceremony led by [[Brian May]], with [[Suzi Quatro]], [[Bernie Marsden]], [[Neil Murray (British musician)|Neil Murray]], [[Don Airey]] and [[Tony Iommi]] in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cirencester.co.uk/viewblog.asp?id=890 |title=Brian May unveils blue plaque for Cozy Powell |website=Cirencester.co.uk |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14166475.Rock_legends_including_Black_Sabbath_lead_guitarist_Tony_Iommi_brought_together_for_Cozy_Powell_plaque_unveiling/ |title=Rock legends including Black Sabbath lead guitarist Tony Iommi brought together for Cozy Powell plaque unveiling (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard) |website=Wiltsglosstandard.co.uk |date=24 December 2015 |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>

==Posthumous releases==
In October 2005, Powell made a "new" appearance on an album. Former Black Sabbath vocalist [[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] released a studio album (''[[Scream (Tony Martin album)|Scream]]''), and on it is a track named "Raising Hell". This was a track Powell had recorded the drum track for when he and Martin were in Hammer in 1992, and gave to Martin for "future use".<ref name="Official Cozy Powell website 8 August 2006">{{cite web |last= Siegler |first= Joe |title= Site Revamp  |url= http://www.cozypowell.com/2006/08/site-revamp/| date= 8 August 2006|website= The Official Cozy Powell Site | access-date=14 March 2016 }}</ref> There are apparently as many as 19 additional drum tracks also recorded that could turn up in the future. [[Judas Priest]] guitarist [[Glenn Tipton]] has also released material recorded during the 1997 ''[[Baptizm of Fire]]'' sessions; this 2006 collection, entitled ''[[Edge of the World]]'', was released under the moniker of Tipton, Entwistle & Powell in memory of [[John Entwistle]] and Powell.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cozy Powell {{!}} TheAudioDB.com |url=https://www.theaudiodb.com/artist/112544-Cozy-Powell |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.theaudiodb.com}}</ref>

==Band timeline (not including session work)==
Text in '''bold''' indicates solo work.
* The Corals (1964–1966)
* The Sorcerers (1966–1968)
* Youngblood (1968)
* The Ace Kefford Stand (1968–1969)
* Big Bertha (1969–1970)
* [[The Jeff Beck Group]] (1970–1972)
* Bedlam (1972–1973)
* '''Cozy Powell''' (1973–1974, 1979–1983, 1992, 1998)
* '''Cozy Powell's Hammer''' (1974–1975, 1992–1993)
* [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]] (1975–1980)
* [[Graham Bonnet]] (1980–1981)
* [[Michael Schenker Group]] (1980–1982)
* [[Whitesnake]] (1982–1985)
* [[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]] (1984–1987)
* [[Emerson, Lake & Powell]] (1985–1986)
* CAJO (1986)
* [[Pete York]]/Cozy Powell (1987)
* [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]  (1987)
* [[Forcefield  (band)|Forcefield]] (1987–1990)
* [[Black Sabbath]] (1988–1991, 1994–1995)
* [[The Brian May Band]] (1991–1992, 1993–1994, 1998)
* [[Glenn Tipton|Tipton]], [[John Entwistle|Entwistle]] & Powell (1994–1997)
* [[Peter Green Splinter Group]] (1996–1998)
* [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] (1997–1998)
* [[The Snakes]] (1998)

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Band
!Title
!
|-
|1971
|[[The Jeff Beck Group]]
|''[[Rough and Ready (album)|Rough & Ready]]''
|Studio
|-
|1972
|The Jeff Beck Group
|''[[Jeff Beck Group (album)|Jeff Beck Group]]''
|Studio
|-
|1973
|Bedlam
|''Bedlam''
|Studio
|-
|1973
|'''Cozy Powell's Hammer'''
|''[[Dance with the Devil (instrumental)|Dance with the Devil]]''
|Single
|-
|1974
|'''Cozy Powell's Hammer'''
|''The Man in Black''
|Single
|-
|1974
|'''Cozy Powell's Hammer'''
|''Na Na Na''
|Single
|-
|1976
|[[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]]
|''[[Rising (Rainbow album)|Rising]]''
|Studio
|-
|1977
|Rainbow
|''[[On Stage (Rainbow album)|On Stage]]''
|Live
|-
|1978
|Rainbow
|''[[Long Live Rock 'n' Roll]]''
|Studio
|-
|1979
|Rainbow
|''[[Down to Earth (Rainbow album)|Down to Earth]]''
|Studio
|-
|1979
|Cozy Powell
|''[[Theme One]]'' 
|Single
|-
|1979
|'''Cozy Powell'''
|''[[Over the Top (Cozy Powell album)|Over the Top]]''
|Studio
|-
|1980
|Rainbow
|''Monsters Of Rock''
|Live
|-
|1981
|'''Cozy Powell'''
|''[[Tilt (Cozy Powell album)|Tilt]]''
|Studio
|-
|1981
|[[Graham Bonnet]]
|''[[Line-Up (Graham Bonnet album)|Line-Up]]''
|Studio
|-
|1981
|[[Michael Schenker Group|The Michael Schenker Group]]
|''[[MSG (Michael Schenker Group album)|MSG]]''
|Studio
|-
|1982
|The Michael Schenker Group
|''[[One Night at Budokan]]''
|Live
|-
|1983
|'''Cozy Powell'''
|''[[Octopuss]]''
|Studio
|-
|1983
|[[Whitesnake]]
|''Live at Castle Donington''
|Video
|-
|1984
|Whitesnake
|''[[Slide It In]]''
|Studio
|-
|1986
|[[Emerson, Lake & Powell]]
|''[[Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)|Emerson, Lake & Powell]]''
|Studio
|-
|1986
|Rainbow
|''[[Finyl Vinyl]]''
|Live
|-
|1987
|Forcefield
|''Forcefield''
|Studio
|-
|1988
|Forcefield
|''Forcefield II: The Talisman''
|Studio
|-
|1989
|Forcefield
|''Forcefield III: To Oz and Back''
|Studio
|-
|1989
|[[Black Sabbath]]
|''[[Headless Cross (album)|Headless Cross]]''
|Studio
|-
|1990
|Black Sabbath
|''[[Tyr (album)|Tyr]]''
|Studio
|-
|1990
|Rainbow
|''[[Live in Germany 1976]]''
|Live
|-
|1991
|Forcefield
|''Forcefield IV: Let the Wild Run Free''
|Studio
|-
|1992
|Forcefield
|''Instrumentals''
|Compilation
|-
|1992
|[[Brian May]]
|''[[Back to the Light]]''
|Studio
|-
|1992
|'''Cozy Powell'''
|''The Drums Are Back''
|Studio
|-
|1993
|Cozy Powell
|''Resurrection''
|Single
|-
|1994
|The Brian May Band
|''[[Live at the Brixton Academy (Brian May album)|Live at the Brixton Academy]]''
|Live
|-
|1995
|Black Sabbath
|''[[Forbidden (Black Sabbath album)|Forbidden]]''
|Studio
|-
|1997
|'''''Cozy Powell'''''
|''[[The Best of Cozy Powell]]''
|Compilation
|-
|1997
|[[Peter Green Splinter Group]]
|''[[Peter Green Splinter Group (album)|Peter Green Splinter Group]]''
|Studio
|-
|1997
|[[Yngwie Malmsteen]]
|''[[Facing the Animal]]''
|Studio
|-
|1998
|Brian May
|''[[Another World (Brian May album)|Another World]]''
|Studio
|-
|1998
|Brian May
|''[[Red Special (album)|Red Special]]''
|EP
|-
|1999
|Bedlam
|''Anthology''
|Compilation
|-
|1999
|'''Cozy Powell'''
|''[[Especially for You (Cozy Powell album)|Especially for You]]''
|Studio
|-
|2003
|Bedlam
|''Live in London 1973''
|Live
|-
|2003
|Emerson, Lake & Powell
|''The Sprocket Sessions''
|Live
|-
|2003
|Emerson, Lake & Powell
|''Live in Concert''
|Live
|-
|2004
|Big Bertha
|''Live in Hamburg 1970''
|Live
|-
|2006
|[[Glenn Tipton|Tipton]], [[John Entwistle|Entwistle]] & '''Powell'''
|''[[Edge of the World]]''
|Studio
|-
|2006
|Rainbow
|''[[Deutschland Tournee 1976]]''
|Live
|-
|2006
|Rainbow
|''[[Live in Munich 1977]]''
|Live
|-
|2014
|Whitesnake
|''Live In 1984: Back To The Bone''
|Live
|-
|2015
|Rainbow
|''Down To Earth Tour 1979''
|Live
|-
|2016
|Rainbow
|''Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980''
|Live
|}

==={{anchor|Guest appearances and sessions}}Guest appearances and sessions===
*[[Tony Joe White]] – ''Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings'' (2006) – Live at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 1970]]
*[[Ed Welch]] – ''Clowns'' (1971)
*[[Harvey Andrews]] – ''Writer of Songs'' (1972)
*[[Julie Felix]] – ''Clotho's Web'' (1972)
*[[Donovan]] – ''[[Cosmic Wheels]]'' (1973)
*[[Chick Churchill]] – ''You and Me'' (1973)
*[[Murray Head]] – ''[[Nigel Lived]]'' (1973)
*[[Tony Ashton]] and [[Jon Lord]] – ''[[First of the Big Bands]]'' (1974)
*[[Bob Sargeant]] – ''The First Starring Role'' (1974)
*[[Peter Sarstedt]] – ''Every Word You Say'' (1975)
*Various – ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' (1975) - including [[Phil Collins]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Gary Moore]], [[Alvin Lee]], [[Chris Spedding]], etc.
*[[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]] – ''XIV Greatest Hits'' (1976)
*[[Bernie Marsden]] – ''And About Time Too!'' (1979)
*Bernie Marsden – ''Look at Me Now'' (1981)
*[[Jon Lord]] – ''[[Before I Forget (Jon Lord album)|Before I Forget]]'' (1982)
*[[Robert Plant]] – ''[[Pictures at Eleven]]'' (1982)
*[[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]] – ''Phenomena'' (1985)
*[[Roger Daltrey]] – ''[[Under a Raging Moon (album)|Under a Raging Moon]]'' (1985)
*[[Boys Don't Cry (band)|Boys Don't Cry]] – ''Who the Am Dam do You Think We Am'' (1987)
*[[Sanne Salomonsen]] – ''Ingen Engel'' (Danish Version) / ''No Angel'' (English Version) (1987)
*[[Warlock (band)|Warlock]] – ''[[Triumph and Agony]]'' (1987)
*[[Pete York]] – ''Super Drumming Vol. 1'' (1987)
*[[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]] – ''[[Long Cold Winter]]'' (1988)
*James Darby – ''Southern Region Breakdown'' (1988)
*[[Don Airey]] – ''K2 – Tales of Triumph and Tragedy'' (1988)
*[[Gary Moore]] – ''[[After the War (Gary Moore album)|After the War]]'' (1989)
*Minute By Minute – ''Timewatch'' (1989)
*[[Ritchie Blackmore]] – ''Rock Profile Vol. 2'' (1991)
*Various Artists – ''In From The Storm – The Music of Jimi Hendrix'' (1995)
*[[Glenn Tipton]] – ''[[Baptizm of Fire]]'' (1997)
*S.A.S. Band – ''SAS Band'' (1997)
*[[Colin Blunstone]] – ''The Light Inside'' (1998)
*[[Ace Kefford]] – ''Ace The Face'' (2003)
*[[Tony Martin (British singer)|Tony Martin]] – ''[[Scream (Tony Martin album)|Scream]]'' (2005)
*[[Pete York]] – ''Super Drumming Vol. 3'' (2008)

==Motor racing and TV appearances==
Powell had a fascination with fast cars and motorbikes, and raced a Mazda RX3 sponsored by [[Hitachi, Ltd.|Hitachi]] on the UK saloon car circuit for a few months in the mid-seventies.<ref name="BBC 25 August 1998">{{cite news|title=Girlfriend hears rock star die|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/158199.stm|date=25 August 1998|website=BBC News|accessdate=19 March 2015}}</ref> He was quoted as saying in an interview, "I drive like I drum – madly".<ref name="BBC 25 August 1998"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*''[[Cozy Powell Forever]]'' – tribute album to Cozy Powell

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130318180027/http://www.cozypowell.com/ Official website] (archived)
*[http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Cozy_Powell.html Biography on Drummerworld.com]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/75182.stm BBC obituary]
*{{Discogs artist}}
*{{imdb name|0694071}}

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