Rocker or rockers may refer to:

Places

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 ...

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 p ...

(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 Tracy Quinton Rocker (born April 9, 1966) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Rocker played college football at Auburn University ...

(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

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, 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 Red Rockers were an American musical band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, active from 1979 to 1985. Originally formed as a hard-charging punk rock band, they changed their style to a smoother, more melodic sound and released two alb ...

, 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 69 Eyes are a Finnish rock band. It was founded in 1989 in Helsinki by vocalist Jyrki 69 (who also writes the band's lyrics), guitarists Bazie, Timo-Timo and bassist Archzie, joined in 1992 by drummer Jussi 69; the lineup never changed sin ...

* "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

* Rocker (laboratory), 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 In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type of ...

for switching between two states of an electrical device

Sports teams and terminology

Cincinnati Rockers The Cincinnati Rockers were an arena football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They began play in 1992 as an expansion team in the Arena Football League and competed through the 1993 Arena Football League season, 1993 season before they suspended ...

, an Arena Football League team *

Cleveland Rockers The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Cleveland, that played from 1997 until 2003. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises of the WNBA, which started in 1997. The owner was Gordon Gu ...

, a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team *

Detroit Rockers The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 2001. They played in Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan as well as The Palace of Auburn Hills and Compuware Sports A ...

, 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 rocker turn is a kind of one-foot turn in figure skating. Unlike three turns and brackets, where the entry and exit edges follow the same curve, in a rocker, the entry and exit are on opposite curves. When executing a rocker, the skater turn ...

, a turn in figure skating * SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya, 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 ...