Rocker or rockers may refer to:

Places

Rocker, Montana Rocker is a suburb of Butte, Montana, United States, located at the coordinates of N 46° 0'11.74" W 112° 36'22.10". Rocker lies three miles west of Butte. Rocker is best known for its two truck stops, one each on the north and south side of the h ...

, 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 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 Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker, August 3, 1961) is an American musician. He is a member of the rockabilly revival band Stray Cats. He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker, the late former principal clarinetist of the New Yo ...

(born 1961), stage name of American rockabilly musician Leon Drucker *

Rudolf Rocker Johann Rudolf Rocker (March 25, 1873 – September 19, 1958) was a German anarchist writer and activist. He was born in Mainz to a Roman Catholic artisan family. His father died when he was a child, and his mother when he was in his teens, so he ...

(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 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, a Norwegian rock band * Red Rockers, an American punk rock and New Wave band * Rockers (band), a short-lived british-irish pub rock 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 McCon ...

, 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 differe ...

*"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, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

and recorded by

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

and by

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

*"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 Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and ...

*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 ...

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 An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture ...

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 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 Mezzotint is a monochrome printmaking process of the '' 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. Mezzotint achieves tona ...

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 ...

) * 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 In the context of an internal combustion engine, a rocker arm is a valvetrain component that typically transfers the motion of a pushrod to the corresponding intake/exhaust valve. Rocker arms in automobiles are typically made from stamped steel, ...

, part of a 4-stroke engine * Rocker panel, 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 performanc ...