MUSICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cozy Powell has received more than 2,138,475 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Cozy Powell is the 305th most popular musician (down from 269th in 2019), the 1,066th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,009th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cozy Powell ranks 305 out of 3,175. Before him are David Popper, Salif Keita, Barış Manço, Carl Michael Bellman, Joe Strummer, and Fela Kuti. After him are Nicko McBrain, John Densmore, Phil Rudd, Joe Satriani, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and Richard Z. Kruspe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Cozy Powell ranks 110. Before him are Viktor Suvorov, Jerzy Popiełuszko, Patrick Dewaere, Ron Dennis, Marisa Berenson, and Va'aletoa Sualauvi II. After him are Gyanendra of Nepal, Henri Michel, Jerzy Stuhr, Youn Yuh-jung, Temple Grandin, and Yukiya Amano. Among people deceased in 1998, Cozy Powell ranks 53. Before him are Kurt Franz, Maria Reiche, Marie-Louise von Franz, James Earl Ray, Sonny Bono, and Ernst-Günther Schenck. After him are Martin Rodbell, Lloyd Bridges, Kamala Sohonie, Verner Panton, Gulzarilal Nanda, and Fritz Honka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cozy Powell ranks 1,066 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Boyd (1931), Thomas Willis (1621), Frank Oz (1944), William Smith (1769), Isabella Bird (1831), and David Hamilton (1933). After him are Nicko McBrain (1952), Dave Gahan (1962), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), W. O. Bentley (1888), Bob Hope (1903), and Ian Wilmut (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Cozy Powell ranks 64. Before him are PJ Harvey (1969), Keith Moon (1946), Slash (1965), Roger Daltrey (1944), Ian Curtis (1956), and John Mayall (1933). After him are Nicko McBrain (1952), Don Airey (1948), Stevie Young (1956), John McLaughlin (1942), George Young (1946), and Dave Murray (1956).

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