Colin Trevor Flooks
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Colin Trevor Flooks, better known as Cozy Powell, was an influential English rock drummer renowned for his powerful playing with bands such as Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Black Sabbath.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colin Trevor Flooks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6379188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Trevor Flooks Context triple: [Cozy Powell, birthName, Colin Trevor Flooks]
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A.
Colin Pilger
Colin Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
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B.
Colin Prockter
Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
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C.
Colin Stone
Colin Stone is the legal guardian who raised British actor Orlando Bloom after the death of Bloom's biological father.
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D.
Colin Meadows
Colin Meadows is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Meadows, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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E.
Colin Hanton
Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Trevor Flooks Target entity description: Colin Trevor Flooks, better known as Cozy Powell, was an influential English rock drummer renowned for his powerful playing with bands such as Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Black Sabbath.
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A.
Colin Pilger
Colin Pilger is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pilger, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
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B.
Colin Prockter
Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
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C.
Colin Stone
Colin Stone is the legal guardian who raised British actor Orlando Bloom after the death of Bloom's biological father.
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D.
Colin Meadows
Colin Meadows is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Meadows, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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E.
Colin Hanton
Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English musician
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drummer ⓘ human ⓘ rock musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1998 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cozy Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Black Sabbath
NERFINISHED
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Brian May NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerson, Lake & Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Schenker NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitesnake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | car accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-12-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-04-05 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| influenced | many later hard rock and metal drummers ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Bedlam
NERFINISHED
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Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian May Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Cozy Powell’s Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerson, Lake & Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Beck Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Schenker Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitesnake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Colin Trevor Flooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful drumming style
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work with major rock bands in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork | solo single "Dance with the Devil" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Bristol, England ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Polydor Records
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RAK Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Cozy Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colin Trevor Flooks Description of subject: Colin Trevor Flooks, better known as Cozy Powell, was an influential English rock drummer renowned for his powerful playing with bands such as Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Black Sabbath.
Referenced by (1)
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