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Rockers
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), 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 *The Rockers (band), a Japanese punk rock band *Barbie and the Rockers (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 * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocker (1972 Film)
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), 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 *The Rockers (band), a Japanese punk rock band *Barbie and the Rockers (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 * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 albums in the new wave vein of their record label, 415. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "China". History Origins The band was formed as a trio in 1979 by John Thomas Griffith (rhythm guitar and vocals), James Singletary (lead guitar), and Darren Hill (bass guitar). Under the short-lived pseudonyms of "Stunn", "James Jett", and "Derwood", with various stand-ins as "Drummur", they played punk rock as The Rat Finks. The group members were deeply influenced by the relatively new punk scene, and they were particularly moved by the radical political songs and styles of The Clash and The Dils. After a period of reassessment, they took on a permanent drummer, Patrick Butler Jones, and resumed use of their real names. They changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' in 2006. In 2009, their song "Je Suis une Dolly" received an unexpected amount of airplay, receiving coverage in British tabloids and feuding with other pop groups. They were signed with EMI Parlophone, and worked with hit songwriters Ray Hedges and Nigel Butler. Their sound has been called "wonky pop" and "drunk disco", and they have described themselves as "the pop equivalent of Marmite." The Dolly Rockers re-auditioned for ''The X Factor'' in 2013, but failed to get to bootcamp. On 10 October 2013, the group confirmed that after their failed ''X Factor'' audition, they had decided to go their separate ways after seven years together. Career The band members met after successfully auditioning for a girl group, Innocence, advertised i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Rockers
Bombay Rockers is a Danish- Indian band, popular in India. Their debut album ''Introducing'' has gone five times platinum with sales of over 100,000 albums. Biography In 2002, the Indian singer Navtej Singh Rehal (Naf) was introduced to the Scandinavian producer-team WCA (Thomas Sardorf and Janus Barnewitz) and started out mixing a hybrid of R&B, Hip Hop and Bhangra-influenced vocals, reflecting on their varied cultural backgrounds. Naf, 27, delivers the Punjabi vocals. Thomas, also 27, performs with English vocals. Their first collaboration, "Ari Ari", got massive national airplay in Denmark and became a favourite of left field DJs. In July 2003, Bombay Rockers went on stage with the house duo Filur at Roskilde Festival in front of roughly 25,000 people. A month later they were performing in the "Images of Asia" festival, as well as playing numerous concerts in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark. In February 2003, they performed with the famous English DJ project Panjabi MC. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looptroop Rockers
Looptroop Rockers is a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden. The members are rappers Promoe (Mårten Edh), Supreme (Mathias Lundh-Isen), DJ/Producer Embee (Magnus Bergkvist) and CosM.I.C (Tommy Isacsson). On their fourth album, Good Things, the group changed its name from Looptroop to Looptroop Rockers, a name used unofficially for some years prior to the change. Biography Looptroop was formed in 1991 by Promoe and Embee. The two had met while attending school in Västerås and were still in their teens at the time of the group's inception. Cos.M.I.C joined shortly thereafter and in 1993 the group independently released their cassette-only debut EP ''Superstars'', which was followed in 1995 by ''Threesicksteez''. By the time they released their third cassette, ''From The Wax Cabinet'' (1996), long-time associate and frequent collaborator Supreme had become a permanent member of the group. It was in the pre-DVSG time when Promoe and Cos.M.I.C were also part of a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 McConnell, Fagbesa and Clarkson - was a track on the ''Known 2 Be Down'' compilation of UK hip hop artists from West London. "Give It A Rest", the band's only single as a trio, followed on the Music of Life label, and was produced by Public Enemy's Professor Griff after the She Rockers performed an impromptu rap to Public Enemy at their local McDonald's in Shepherd's Bush, London; She Rockers also supported Public Enemy in the US. They later toured with De La Soul. Clarkson and Fagbesa departed from the group in 1989, and founding member McConnell then joined forces with original band member Antonia Jolly (Aurra), and landed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing several singles including "Jam It Jam", and an album, ''Rockers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockers Revenge
Rockers Revenge was a studio musical project, assembled by producer Arthur Baker in 1982. The group is most remembered by their 1982 post-disco hit " Walking on Sunshine", which peaked at number 1 on the US Dance Chart and number 4 in the UK. Biography The project was a collaboration of music producer Arthur Baker and featured reggae vocalist Donnie Calvin. Arthur primarily focused on the engineering and mixing while Donnie provided lead vocals. Tina B, who is married to Arthur Baker, contributed with backing vocals, writing and arrangement. There was also a backing vocalist called Dwight Hawkes. The group experimented with early elements of freestyle music. The dance club mixes were created by Jellybean Benitez. The group's initial entry on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, " Walking on Sunshine" (an Eddy Grant composition, featuring vocals by Donnie Calvin) hit #1 on the U.S. dance chart in 1982. The track reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1982. Follow-ups " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockers (1978 Film)
''Rockers'' is a 1978 Jamaican film by Theodoros Bafaloukos. Several popular reggae artists star in the movie, including Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth, Dillinger, Robbie Shakespeare, and Jacob Miller.Campbell, Howard (2013)Still Rocking at 35, ''Jamaica Observer'', 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013 Rockers was originally intended to be a documentary but blossomed into a full-length feature showing the reggae culture at its peak. With a budget of JA$500,000 (about $40,000), the film was completed in two months. The film features authentic culture, characters and mannerisms. The main rocker Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, for example, is shown living with his actual wife and kids and in his own home. The recording studios shown are the famous Harry J Studios where many roots reggae artists recorded during the 1970s including Bob Marley. The film includes Kiddus I's recording of "Graduation In Zion" at the studio, which he happened to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Alvarstein on keyboards. They recorded their first album in 1983, called ''The Return of the Raga Rockers''. One year later they recorded their second album, ''Maskiner i Nirvana''. Tore Berg on guitar in 1984 and Nils Aune on guitar and keyboards in 1988. The band has made various changes in its line-up with more recent joiners including Hugo Alvarstein, Eivind Staxrud and Hågen Rørmark. After a long hiatus from 2000 onwards, the band had a big comeback in 2007 with their album ''Übermensch'' that topped the VG-lista, a Norwegian albums chart and the single "Aldri mer" taken from the album making it to number five in the Norwegian singles chart. The follow-up album ''Shit Happens'' also made it to number on the VG-lista chart. Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockers (Slade Album)
''Rockers'' is a two-disc compilation album by the British rock band Slade, released by Salvo in April 2007. It contains thirty-seven tracks spanning the band's career from 1969 to 1987 and is described as a collection of the band's "hardest-hitting tracks". Track listing Disc one Disc two Critical reception David Randall of the webzine ''Get Ready to Rock!'' wrote: "''Rockers'' does exactly what it says on the tin and well annotated notes guide us through the band's growth. If short on subtlety, ''Rockers'' does flag up an excellent reissue series which reiterates Slade as one of our most colourful if under-estimated rock bands." Personnel ;Slade * Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals * Jim Lea – bass, piano, violin, keyboard, guitar, backing vocals * Don Powell – drums ;Production * Chas Chandler - tracks 2-19 (Disc One) *John Punter - tracks 12, 16 (Disc Two) *Slade Slade are an English Rock music, rock band fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockers (soundtrack)
The soundtrack to the film ''Rockers'' was released in 1979. Track listing Side One #"We 'A' Rockers" (Ian Lewis, Bernard Harvey) - Inner Circle #"Money Worries" (Wilson) - The Maytones #" Police and Thieves" ( Junior Murvin, Lee Perry) - Junior Murvin #"Books of Rules" (Barry Llewellyn, Harry Johnson) - The Heptones #"Stepping Razor" ( Joe Higgs) - Peter Tosh #"Tenement Yard" ( Jacob Miller, Roger Lewis) - Jacob Miller #"Fade Away" ( Earl "Chinna" Smith) - Junior Byles Side Two #"Rockers" ( Neville Livingstone) - Bunny Wailer #"Slave Master" (Gregory Isaacs) - Gregory Isaacs #"Man in the Street" ( Coxsone Dodd) - Rockers All Stars #"Graduation in Zion" ( Frank Dowding) - Kiddus I #"Jah No Dead" ( Winston Rodney) - Burning Spear #"Satta Massagana" (L. Manning, D. Manning, B. Collins) - Third World #"Natty Take Over" (Justin Hines, Michael Roper) - Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Note: Some versions replace "Man in the Street" with "Dread Lion" by Lee Perry & the Upsetters. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |