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Places

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Rocker, Montana Rocker is a suburb of Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. Th ...
, a neighborhood in Butte, Montana, United States


People

*Rocker, a British drummer, formerly of
The Flatmates The Flatmates, part of the mid-1980s British indie pop boom, were part of The Subway Organization, a Bristol record label formed by Martin Whitehead. Whitehead is also guitarist and main songwriter for the band. History Following the group's ...
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Fermin Rocker Fermin Rocker (22 December 1907 – 18 October 2004) was a British painter and book illustrator. He was the son of the anarcho-syndicalist theorist and activist Rudolf Rocker, a German, who had moved to London 1895, and Milly Witkop, a Ukrainian ...
(1907–2004), painter and illustrator *
John Rocker John Loy Rocker (born October 17, 1974) is a former American relief pitcher who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. Making his major league debut in 1998 as a member of the Braves, with whom he ...
(born 1974), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Lee Rocker (born 1961), stage name of American rockabilly musician Leon Drucker * Rudolf Rocker (1873–1958), German writer, historian and prominent anarchist * Tracy Rocker (born 1966), American college football coach and former player


Arts, entertainment, and media


Films

* ''Rocker'' (1972 film), a 1972 German film * ''Rockers'' (1978 film), a 1978 Jamaican film * ''Rockers'' (2003 film), a 2003 Japanese film * ''The Rocker'' (film), a 2008 American film


Music


Groups

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The Rockers (band) The Rockers (ザ・ロッカーズ, Rokkazu, stylized as TH eROCKERS) were a Japanese punk band formed in 1976 in Hakata, North Kyushu, a five-piece band which recorded three albums between 1980 and 1982 (''Who'', ''Come On'', and ''Shakin'') under ...
, a Japanese punk rock band *
Barbie and the Rockers Barbie and the Rockers (or Barbie and the Rock Stars in Europe) was a doll line made in the mid-1980s by Mattel to compete with Hasbro's popular Jem doll line. They were on the market for roughly 3 years and there was a direct-to-video film made t ...
(branded in Europe as Barbie and the Rock Stars), a doll line made by Mattel * Bombay Rockers, a Danish/Indian band *
Dolly Rockers The Dolly Rockers were an English girl group from London, Manchester and Leeds. The group's final line-up consisted of Lucie Kay, Sophie King and Brooke Challinor. They first became known when they competed in the third series of ''The X Factor ...
, an English pop group * Fast Food Rockers, a British pop group * Jesse & The Rockers, an American Christian pop punk band * Looptroop Rockers, a Swedish hip hop group *
Raga Rockers Raga Rockers is a Norwegian rock band from Oslo with Michael Krohn on vocals. The band was formed in 1982 by front man Michael Krohn. The other original members were Livio Aiello on bass, Bruno Hovden on guitar, Jan Arne Kristiansen on drums, Hugo ...
, a Norwegian rock band * Red Rockers, an American punk rock and New Wave band * Rockers Revenge, a studio musical project assembled by producer Arthur Baker *
She Rockers The She Rockers were a female hip hop group from London, featuring Donna 'She Roc' McConnell, Antonia 'MC Aurra' Jolly, Dupe Fagbesa and Alison Clarkson (who later found fame as Betty Boo). Career She Rockers' first release - as a trio of McConne ...
, a female hip hop trio from London


Albums

* ''Rocker'' (album), a 2002 album by Kraljevski Apartman * ''Rockers'' (Styx album) * Rockers (Slade album) * ''Rockers'' (soundtrack), a 1979 film soundtrack


Songs

* "Rocker" (song), a song by AC/DC *"Rocker", a 2004 single from
Alter Ego An alter ego (Latin for "other I", " doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a differen ...
*"Rocker", a song composed by Gerry Mulligan and recorded by Miles Davis and by Charlie Parker *"Rocker", a song by The 69 Eyes * "The Rocker" (song), a 1973 song by Thin Lizzy


Other uses in music

*Rocker, an individual or band that performs rock music *Rockers, a variation of the one drop rhythm drumbeat in reggae music *
Pocket Rockers Pocket Rockers was a brand of personal stereo produced by Fisher-Price in the late 1980s, aimed at elementary school-age children. They played a proprietary variety of miniature cassette (appearing to be a smaller version of the 8-track tape) whi ...
, a brand of music player produced by Fisher-Price


Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

*''Rocker'', a Boston-based
music magazine A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music. Notable mu ...
founded in 2011, targeted to ages 35 and up * ''Rockers'' (play), a 1993 play by Sherwood Schwartz


Motorcycling

* Rocker (subculture), a British biker subculture that originated in the 1950s/1960s, also known as "Ton Up Boy" and "Greaser" *Rocker, a generic term for outlaw motorcycle club style motorcyclists in Germany *Rocker, the top and bottom parts of a "backpatch" or " colors" often worn by a member of a motorcycle club


Science and engineering

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Rocker (laboratory) A rocker is a device used in laboratories for molecular and biological mixing applications. Rockers are often used in place of shakers when less aggressive mixing is required. Rockers are commonly used for staining and de-staining gels after elect ...
, a device used for mixing applications * Rocker, a cradle mechanism formerly used in placer mining * Rocker, a metal tool with small teeth used in mezzotint printmaking * Rocker, the rise or curve of a vessel's hull along its keel line (for example in a
kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...
) * Rocker, a rocking chair or one of the curved bands which support it * Rocker arm, part of a 4-stroke engine *
Rocker panel Rocker or rockers may refer to: Places * Rocker, Montana, a neighborhood in Butte, Montana, United States People *Rocker, a British drummer, formerly of The Flatmates * Fermin Rocker (1907–2004), painter and illustrator *John Rocker (born 1974) ...
, the body section of a vehicle below the door openings * Rocker switch for switching between two states of an electrical device


Sports teams and terminology

* Cincinnati Rockers, an Arena Football League team * Cleveland Rockers, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team * Detroit Rockers, an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League * High Point Rockers, a team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball * Rocker turn, a turn in figure skating *
SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya Sun Rockers Shibuya is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tokyo and sponsored by Hitachi. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitachi Honsha Rising Sun. The team currently plays in the B.League. Current roster N ...
, Japanese professional basketball team * The Rockers, a professional wrestling tag team *Rocker, in skiing, see
ski geometry Ski geometry is the shape of the ski. Described in the direction of travel, the front of the ski, typically pointed or rounded, is the tip, the middle is the waist and the rear is the tail. Skis have four aspects that define their basic performance ...


See also

* * * * * Rock (disambiguation) * Rockery (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation, surname