Cozy Cole is a well known jazz drummer who had a #1 hit with the song "Topsy part 2". The song was a drum solo, and one of the few drum solo recordings that ever made the popular Billboard top 100 charts. He is cited as an influence by many contemporary rock drummers, including the Cozy Powell, who admiringly named himself after Cole. The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Colin Flooks (December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998), better known as Cozy Powell, was a British rock drummer. ...
Cozy was about five years old, when his parents decided that there was only one way to solve the problem concerning knives, forks, spoons, pencils and nicked furniture.
CozyCole, more than most drummers, is to be seen as well as heard, but for quite the reverse of the expected reason; he is NOT an exhibitionist!
Cole was well-featured with Cab Calloway's Orchestra (1938-1942), playing in a strong rhythm section with Bennie Payne, Danny Barker, and Milt Hinton; his showcases included "Crescendo in Drums" and "Paradiddle." Cole popped up in many different types of jazz and studio settings throughout the 1940s, and headed several record sessions with swing all-stars.
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