Real name Colin Trevor Flooks, Cozy Powell was the drummer of major bands. Born
in Cirencester (Gloucestershire) on December 29, 1947, he was adopted and began
playing drums at the age of twelve, forming his first band, The Corals. He
borrowed his nickname "Cozy" from jazz drummer Cozy Hole and went on to play in
The Sorcerers, renamed Youngblood, before recruiting singer Ace Kefford from The
Move, to form the Ace Kefford Band. After appearing behind Tony Joe White at the
Isle of Wight Festival, Powell was recruited by the Jeff Beck Group for the
albums Rough and Ready (1971) and...