William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981) was an
American jazz drummer who scored a
#1 Cashbox magazine
hit with the songs "
Topsy I" and "
Topsy II". "Topsy II" peaked at #3 on the
Billboard Hot 100, and at #1 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. Cole also struck the Hot 100 with "Turvy II", which made it as high as #36 in the chart for the week ending January 4, 1959.