Cozy Cole
Born:
10/17/1909
City:
East Orange
Region:
New Jersey
Country:
USA
Died:
01/29/1981
Years Active:
1920's-1970's
Genre(s):
Instruments:
Drums
Notable Equipment:
Former Members:
Associated Artists:
Image Credit:
William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
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Cozy Cole was an American jazz drummer who scored a #1 Cashbox magazine hit with the record "Topsy Part 2". "Topsy" peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100, and at number one on the R&B chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The track peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart in 1958. The recording contained a lengthy drum solo, and was one of the few drum solo recordings that ever made the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was issued on the tiny Brooklyn-based Love Records label.
