The Rockers were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty that teamed from 1985 to 1992. The team worked for NWA Central States Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, Continental Wrestling Federation, Continental Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation. In 1992, the team had a violent kayfabe breakup that helped propel Michaels into the singles ranks with "The Heartbreak Kid" gimmick that he used until his retirement in 2010. After the breakup Michaels and Jannetty had an on again, off again feud due to Jannetty leaving the WWF on more than one occasion. In 1996, Jannetty teamed up with Leif Cassidy (later to be known as Al Snow) to form The New Rockers but the team never achieved much success in the WWF and ended later that same year.
In 2005, The Rockers reunited for one night but nothing more came of it because Jannety was released by WWE. In 2006, Jannetty was slated to return and work an extended angle, teaming with Michaels against Vince and Shane McMahon but only made two televised appearances before being released from his contract. Instead, WWE reformed Michaels's other team, D-Generation X, to fill the story line.
The Rockers (Rokkazu) were formed in 1977 in Hakata, North Kyushu, a five-piece band which recorded three albums between 1980 and 1982 ('Who', 'Come On', and 'Shakin') under Canyon Records.
Their frontman, Takanori Jinnai, went on to have a two-decade acting career and winning Best Actor accolades at the Japanese Academy Awards on two occasions and became a film director in 2001.
They were featured in the film Rockers (2003 film) by directed by Takanori Jinnai which recorded of the spirit and energy of the early Japanese punk movement, the band splitting up soon after filming was completed.
Members
Takanori Jinnai
Ko-chan (Takashi Tsukamoto)
Jin (Shunsuke Nakamura)
Tani (Hiroshi Tamaki)
Films
Podcasts:
The Rockers
ALBUMS
- Super Rare Teenage Rock & Roll released: 2014
- Rhythm 'n' Blues: Early Doo-Wop released: 2005
- Rockabilly Gold, Volume Eight: 30 Early Original Tracks released: 1996
- Dynamite Group Sounds, Volume 5 released: 1995
- Ultra Rare Rockin' & Boppin', Volume 1 released: 1993
- Bubblegum the Punk: This Is Powerpop, Volume 1 released:
Super Rare Teenage Rock & Roll
Released 2014- High School U.S.A.
- Don't You Be Still
- Seventeen
- Teenage Partner
- Teenage Love
- Woke Up This Morning
- Come on Little Girl
- Stay by My Side
- Little Girl Next Door
- Baby Say the Word
- Everybody's Looking
- Teenage Party
- Topsy Turvy
- When Ya Comin' Home
- I Go Ape
- Whatta You Do
- Tell Me
- Teen Age Hop
- What's the Password
- You're the One for Me
Rhythm 'n' Blues: Early Doo-Wop
Released 2005- Smack Dab in the Middle
- Rockin' in the Rocket Room
- Baby, It's You
- Ooh Oh
- Hucklebuck With Jimmy
- Roll, Roll, Pretty Baby
- A Sunday Kind of Love
- Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
- Midnight Blues
- The Deacon Moves In
- Your Love
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Saturday Night Fish Fry
- It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings!
- Heaven and Paradise
- Why Don't You
- Work With Me, Annie
- I Don't Have to Hunt No More
- Lawd, Lawd, Lawd
- Ride, Jockey, Ride
- Jump Children
- White Cliffs of Dover
- Don't Play Around With Love
- Love Only You
- Secret Love
Rockabilly Gold, Volume Eight: 30 Early Original Tracks
Released 1996- Mean Mean Woman
- 99 Chicks
- The Raging Sea
- Pretty Moon
- 'Cause I Love You
- Go Slow Fatso
- Warm Love
- Little Jewell
- One Way Ticket
- One More Time
- Rompin' and Stompin'
- Won't Tell You Her Name
- Step It Up and Go
- Let's Go Boopin' Tonight
- Honey Won't You Listen
- Kool Kat
- All the Time (alt.)
- Rains
- All You Gotta Do
- That Nonsense Stuff
- Rockin' Baby
- Real Gone Daddy
- Let's Rock To-night
- One Hand Loose
- Shopping Around
- Dateless Night
- Bitter Feelings
- Right and Ready
- Mean Woman Blues
- Watcha Gonna Do
Dynamite Group Sounds, Volume 5
Released 1995- Plea of Love
- A Love for Only You
- I Was a Fool
- Please Don't Ask Me to Be Lonely
- Oh What a Night for Love
- Count Every Star
- Blue and Lonely
- Joanie
- Love Open Up My Heart
- Two Hearts Make One Love
- Get Yourself Another Fool
- Haunting Memories
- Bobbie Ann
- Mamie Wong
- So Lonely
- Cherie
- Why Not Give Me Your Heart
- Eternal Dream
- Castle of Love
- Gone Gone Gone
- Wandering
- Star Steps to Heaven
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- Remember the Night
- Never Let Me Go
- We're in Love
Ultra Rare Rockin' & Boppin', Volume 1
Released 1993- Teenage Partner
- Pretty Baby
- Hocus Pocus
- Forbidden Love
- Mean Mean Woman
- Rock 'n' Roll Molly
- My Hot Mama
- Rock at the Hop
- No Stoppin' This Boppin'
- Oh Yeah!
- At the Rockhouse
- Humpty Dumpty
- Moonlight Party
- Mr. Rock 'n' Roll
- I Don't Want to Cry Over You
- Red Headed Woman
- I'm Laughing at You
- Little Chickie
- I Don't Know
- This Is It
- Follow the Rock
- Loch Lomond
- Bad News
- Gee Whiz
- Queen Bee
- Mad at Love
- Hey Little Mama
- Reesie
- Long Long Ponytail
- Flying Formation With You
Bubblegum the Punk: This Is Powerpop, Volume 1
- I Don't Want to Lose This Feeling
- Eb
- A Girl Like You
- Headhunter
- Where You Gonna Run
- Sheila
- Shark
- Lady Be Mine Tonight
- On and On
- Lucky Day
- Don't Leave Me Tonight
- I Can Love You
- She's Hi-Fi
- Liverpool Girls
- Get Back to Me
- Go Back
- Understanding
- Top of the World
- You're the Lucky One
- Tip of My Tongue
- Forever True
The Rockers
ALBUMS
- Come On released: 2013
- WHO TH eROCKERS released: 1980
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
-
by The Wreckers
Tennessee
by: The WreckersI never had all the answers
I never had enough time
But I sure had all the reasons
Why you weren't what I wanted to find
I never laid all my cards out
You just wanted to play
The king he waited on my doorsteps
While the joker and me went on our way
[Chorus]
Maybe I was much too selfish
But baby you're still on my mind
Now I'm grown and all alone
And wishing I was with you tonight
'Cause I can guarantee
Things are sweeter in Tennessee
These days everything is all business
Never in one place for too long
But there's no lack of arms around me
But I still wonder if somewhere I went wrong
[Chorus]
In Tennessee
And I'd wish on every star in the
Southern sky
For that man and our life
If I did not think that
[Chorus]
Yes, I guarantee
Things are sweeter in Tenneesee
Latest News for: the rockers
WNBA franchise likely coming to Cleveland, would be known as the 'Rockers': report
- 1