Rocker or rockers may refer to:

Places

Rocker, Montana Rocker is a suburb of Butte, Montana, United States. It is located three miles west of Butte, Montana, Butte. Rocker is best known for its two truck stops, one each on the north and south side of the highway. There is a nearby Port of Montana tr ...

, 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 * Kumar Rocker (born 1999), 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 *

Rockers (royal courts) Rockers were gentlewomen employed at royal courts and aristocratic households as attendants to infants, whose duties included rocking the cradle. In medieval England, a French term "''berceresse''" or "''bercere''" was used for this role, or the Eng ...

, women employed to rock cradles

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Rockers'' (1978 film), a Jamaican film * ''Rockers'' (2003 film), a Japanese film * ''The Rocker'' (film), an 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 * Jesse & The Rockers, an American Christian pop punk band

Albums

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

Songs

*"Rocker", a 1975 song by AC/DC from '' T.N.T.'' *"Rocker", a 2004 song by

Alter Ego An alter ego (Latin for "other I") means an alternate Self (psychology), self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original Personality psychology, personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other ...

*"Rocker", a song by

Anti-Nowhere League Anti-Nowhere League are an English punk rock band, formed in 1979 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, by lead singer Animal (Nick Culmer), guitarist Magoo (Chris Exall), Bones (Tony Shaw) on drums and Chris Elvy on bass. Career Early days The ba ...

*"Rocker", a song composed by

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing t ...

and recorded by

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

and by

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...

*"Rocker", a song by

The 69 Eyes The 69 Eyes is a Finnish Rock music, 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 c ...

* "The Rocker" (song), a 1973 song by Thin Lizzy

Other uses in music

*Rocker, an individual or band that performs

rock music Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdo ...

*Rockers, a variation of the

one drop rhythm One drop rhythm is a reggae style drum beat. Popularized by Carlton Barrett, long-time drummer of Bob Marley and the Wailers, the creator is disputed, and it has been attributed to drummers including Barrett,Schlueter, Brad (July 21, 2011).Th ...

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 culture in music cognition, music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with ...

founded in 2011, targeted to ages 35 and up * ''Rockers'' (play), a 1993 play by Sherwood Schwartz

Motorcycling

Rocker (subculture) Rockers (also known as leather boys or ton-up boys14 February 1961, ''The Daily Express'' (London)) are members or followers of a motorcycling, biker subculture that originated in the United Kingdom during the late 1950s and was popular in the ...

, 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 An outlaw motorcycle club, known colloquially as a biker club or club (in Australia), is a motorcycle subculture generally centered on the use of Cruiser (motorcycle), cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and chopper (motorcycle ...

style motorcyclists in Germany *Rocker, the top and bottom parts of a "backpatch" or "

colors Color (or colour in Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorpt ...

" often worn by a member of a motorcycle club * Rockers Motor Club, a now-defunct outlaw biker gang and support club for the

Hells Angels The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club founded in California whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells ...

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 Mezzotint is a monochrome printmaking process of the intaglio (printmaking), intaglio family. It was the first printing process that yielded half-tones without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple. Mezzo ...

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 human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word ''kayak'' originates from the Inuktitut word '' qajaq'' (). In British English, the kayak is also considered to be ...

) * Rocker, a

rocking chair A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant ...

or one of the curved bands which support it *

Rocker arm A rocker arm is a valvetrain component that typically transfers the motion of a pushrod in an overhead valve engine, overhead valve internal combustion engine to the corresponding intake/exhaust poppet valve, valve. Rocker arms in automobiles are ...

, part of a 4-stroke engine *

Rocker panel A glossary of terms relating to automotive design. Some terms may be found at car classification. 0–9 ; One-box form: A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the one-box, also called a m ...

, 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 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 season before they suspended operations due to low attendance. ...

, 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 ...

, 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 ...

, 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, 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 performanc ...