10 Greatest Classic Rock Drummers Of All Time
6. Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell is one of the most iconic names of all time in Rock music and featured in so many bands it would take most of this article just to list them. The English-born percussionist was drafted in by almost every musician around during the 70’s and 80’s who were looking for a world class drummer, such was the esteem with which Powell was held in.
Perhaps most famously associated with Rainbow, Powell featured on the band's magnum-opus third album Long Live Rock’N’Roll alongside Ronnie James Dio in the line-up. The album is wall to wall tracks which display Powell’s drumming ability, from the cymbal rattling title track to the rolling beats of the Gates of Babylon.
Powell was a drummer of such ability that he could seamlessly slot into any band and immediately improve their sound with his exceptionally tight skin slapping. An absolute icon of Rock drumming, Powell is a standard bearer for what a Rock drummer can and should be.