More COZY POWELL Birthday Tributes Available
December 31, 2007, 16 years ago
As previously reported, legendary rock drummer COZY POWELL (ex-RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE) would have been 60 on December 29th. On that day, Black-Sabbath.com featured a tribute page. It has since been updated with comments from longtime Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls and Ralph Baker from guitarist Tony Iommi's management:
Nicholls: "He was one of a kind and it was a privilege, experience, and a pleasure to have worked with him and to have spent time with him. He was a brilliant drummer. He was also a character and many many of the crazy things he used to do still make me smile when I think back at those times. He is missed and the world of music has lost one of those special talents that only pass this way on very rare occasions. But his music will last forever. Still in my thoughts."
Baker: "Our association with Cozy came through the management of Jeff Beck (who certainly raised his profile considerably) and when we agreed to look after Tony our main task was to help him put together players with credibility.
The first call was to Cozy and I still believe Headless Cross is highly underrated, written and cut quickly and relatively cheaply powered along by Cozy's incredible energy, both behind the drums and in life generally. Sadly missed. Best wishes, and a Happy New Year, Ralph."
