Died On This Date (April 5, 1998) Cozy Powell / One Of Rock’s Greatest Drummers
themusicsover Cozy Powell (Born Colin Flooks)
December 29, 1947 – April 5, 1998
Cozy Powell was without of doubt, one of rock’s most respected and influential drummers. He mastered the drums at a young age, and by 15 he was one of the best players around. Over the years Powell has been in such bands as Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake and Powell, Black Sabbath, Michael Schenker Group, Jeff Beck Group, and when Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham died in 1980, Powell was considered to take his place until the band decided to call it quits. He drummed on over 60 albums and played on numerous other recordings as well. Powell’s other passion was racing cars and motorcycles. He even drove for Hitachi on the UK race circuit for a bit. That love for speed would eventually kill him. Cozy Powell died on April 5, 1998 from injuries he sustained after crashing his car on the M4 Motorway near Bristol, England. Other factors might have been the bad weather and the fact that he was talking to his girlfriend on a cell phone. He was 50 years old.
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