caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
cozy black sabbath . powell in 1990 , as a member of bedlam beck group , rainbow , msg , whitesnake , emerson , , lake & palmer , gary moore , black sabbath cozy , the brian may band , suzi quatro , peter powell green splinter group , thin lizzy , various others 's hammer , the jeff 5 april 1998 bristol , england 1968 -- 1998 cirencester , gloucestershire , england polydor cozy powell non_vocal_instrumentalist 29 december 1947 drums , percussion hard rock , heavy metal , jazz fusion rock , blues-rock , progressive rock , instrumental cozypowell2.jpg cozy powell
 colin trevor powell musician , songwriter , producer
cozy powell

colin `` cozy '' trevor powell -lrb- 29 december 1947 -- 5 april 1998 -rrb- was an english rock drummer , who made his name with many major rock bands like the jeff beck group , rainbow , whitesnake and black sabbath .
powell had appeared on at least 66 albums , with contributions on many other recordings .
many rock drummers have cited him as a major influence .
