"Rock It" is a rockabilly single by country music singer George Jones. Not wanting to use his real name and jeopardize his reputation as a country artist, Starday Records released it under the pseudonym "Thumper Jones."
Background
With the explosion in popularity of Elvis Presley in 1956, country music lost a sizeable portion of its young audience and scrambled to adapt. As biographer Bob Allen put it in his book George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend, "It temporarily sent the country music industry sprawling flat on its ass. Sales figures for country music plummeted dangerously, and soon even the most dedicated country artists - as a matter of sheer professional survival - were all rushing to pump some Elvis glottal bestiality into their own music." Jones, who had played with both Elvis and Johnny Cash on the Louisiana Hayride, and his producer Pappy Daily decided to give rockabilly a shot, recording two songs Jones wrote: "Rock It" and "Dadgumit, How Come It." As Jones explained to Billboard in 2006: "I was desperate. When you're hungry, a poor man with a house full of kids, you're gonna do some things you ordinarily wouldn't do. I said, 'Well, hell, I'll try anything once.' I tried 'Dadgum It How Come It' and 'Rock It', a bunch of shit. I didn't want my name on the rock and roll thing, so I told them to put Thumper Jones on it and if it did something, good, if it didn't, hell, I didn't want to be shamed with it."
At the March 2009 event Western Australian Police trialled the use of drug amnesty bins for the first time at a rock concert. The police restrictions resulted in long queues on entry and due to their public visibility little use by concert goers.
Why These Rocks on Mars Shocked Perseverance Scientists the Most | 1st Year Supercut
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"Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars (Against The Current Cover feat Set It Off)
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Tim Christensen, Mike Viola & Tracy Bonham - Venus & Mars/Rock Show (Live 2012)
From the 2013 DVD 'PURE McCARTNEY' - a tribute concert celebrating Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday featuring Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham and Tim's band, The Damn Crystals performing McCartney songs incl. the complete Ram-album from start to finish!
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Mars Sample Return: Bringing Mars Rock Samples Back to Earth
NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars material safely back to Earth for detailed study. The diverse set of scientifically curated samples now being collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover could help scientists answer the question of whether ancient life ever arose on the Red Planet.
Bringing samples of Mars to Earth for future study would happen in several steps with multiple spacecraft, and in some ways, in a synchronized manner. This short animation features key moments of the Mars Sample Return campaign: from landing on Mars and securing the sample tubes to launching them off the surface and ferrying them back to Earth.
Animation is contributed by NASA’s Jet Prop...
published: 17 Nov 2022
Perseverance spots unexpected intruder in Mars rock
Episode 63
The Perseverance rover has reached layered and weirdly eroded rocks at the edge of the ancient delta deposit. They get even weirder, with an obviously unnatural feature in one of them that sometimes disappears.
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Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas - This Is Me (From "Camp Rock"/Sing-Along)
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🎼 You Rock The Roll | Penny on M.A.R.S | Disney Arabia
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SpaceX's Mars Development Stepping Stones: Elon Musk's Vision for Interplanetary Future! #podcast
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M.A.R.R.S. - Pump Up The Volume (Extended Pump Up Mix)
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OFFICIAL COVER VIDEO // UPTOWN FUNK - MARK RONSON ft. BRUNO MARS AGAINST THE CURRENT COVER feat SET IT OFF
12/07 Tokyo, JP @ Shibuya WWW X http://smarturl.it/p...
OFFICIAL COVER VIDEO // UPTOWN FUNK - MARK RONSON ft. BRUNO MARS AGAINST THE CURRENT COVER feat SET IT OFF
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OFFICIAL COVER VIDEO // UPTOWN FUNK - MARK RONSON ft. BRUNO MARS AGAINST THE CURRENT COVER feat SET IT OFF
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From the 2013 DVD 'PURE McCARTNEY' - a tribute concert celebrating Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday featuring Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham and Ti...
From the 2013 DVD 'PURE McCARTNEY' - a tribute concert celebrating Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday featuring Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham and Tim's band, The Damn Crystals performing McCartney songs incl. the complete Ram-album from start to finish!
The DVD is available on Mermaid Records with either CD or 2xVinyl from Tim's webshop : http://timc.sonymusicshop.dk (and for the US from Mike's website www.mikeviola.com)
From the 2013 DVD 'PURE McCARTNEY' - a tribute concert celebrating Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday featuring Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham and Tim's band, The Damn Crystals performing McCartney songs incl. the complete Ram-album from start to finish!
The DVD is available on Mermaid Records with either CD or 2xVinyl from Tim's webshop : http://timc.sonymusicshop.dk (and for the US from Mike's website www.mikeviola.com)
NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars mate...
NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars material safely back to Earth for detailed study. The diverse set of scientifically curated samples now being collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover could help scientists answer the question of whether ancient life ever arose on the Red Planet.
Bringing samples of Mars to Earth for future study would happen in several steps with multiple spacecraft, and in some ways, in a synchronized manner. This short animation features key moments of the Mars Sample Return campaign: from landing on Mars and securing the sample tubes to launching them off the surface and ferrying them back to Earth.
Animation is contributed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the European Space Agency, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center.
Learn more: https://mars.nasa.gov/msr
Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/MSFC
NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars material safely back to Earth for detailed study. The diverse set of scientifically curated samples now being collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover could help scientists answer the question of whether ancient life ever arose on the Red Planet.
Bringing samples of Mars to Earth for future study would happen in several steps with multiple spacecraft, and in some ways, in a synchronized manner. This short animation features key moments of the Mars Sample Return campaign: from landing on Mars and securing the sample tubes to launching them off the surface and ferrying them back to Earth.
Animation is contributed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the European Space Agency, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center.
Learn more: https://mars.nasa.gov/msr
Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/MSFC
Episode 63
The Perseverance rover has reached layered and weirdly eroded rocks at the edge of the ancient delta deposit. They get even weirder, with an obvious...
Episode 63
The Perseverance rover has reached layered and weirdly eroded rocks at the edge of the ancient delta deposit. They get even weirder, with an obviously unnatural feature in one of them that sometimes disappears.
Episode 63
The Perseverance rover has reached layered and weirdly eroded rocks at the edge of the ancient delta deposit. They get even weirder, with an obviously unnatural feature in one of them that sometimes disappears.
This is real, this is me! I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be!🎶 Sing along to "This is Me" with Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas from Camp Rock and watch Camp Rock on...
🎤 Watch the cast of Penny on M.A.R.S sign 'You Rock the Roll' from Season 2! #PennyOnMARS #DisneyChannel
Meet 16 year old Penny! She has a best friend Camilla,...
🎤 Watch the cast of Penny on M.A.R.S sign 'You Rock the Roll' from Season 2! #PennyOnMARS #DisneyChannel
Meet 16 year old Penny! She has a best friend Camilla, an absent mother and a big dream 💭..to say goodbye to her strict boarding school and say hello to M.A.R.S performing arts school! Penny also needs to try and stop herself falling in 💜 with the SAME BOY as Camilla! Tune in to see what happens!
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Discover SpaceX's Mars development stepping stones and Elon Musk's vision for an interplanetary future. Watch this YouTube short to learn about the key mileston...
Discover SpaceX's Mars development stepping stones and Elon Musk's vision for an interplanetary future. Watch this YouTube short to learn about the key milestones and advancements paving the way for human settlement on Mars. Join us on this exciting journey to the Red Planet!
SpaceX, Mars development, Elon Musk, interplanetary future, Mars colonization, space exploration, SpaceX milestones, Mars mission, SpaceX advancements, Elon Musk vision, Mars technology, human settlement on Mars, space innovations, Mars stepping stones, future of space, SpaceX achievements, space industry, Mars exploration, technological breakthroughs, Elon Musk news
Discover SpaceX's Mars development stepping stones and Elon Musk's vision for an interplanetary future. Watch this YouTube short to learn about the key milestones and advancements paving the way for human settlement on Mars. Join us on this exciting journey to the Red Planet!
SpaceX, Mars development, Elon Musk, interplanetary future, Mars colonization, space exploration, SpaceX milestones, Mars mission, SpaceX advancements, Elon Musk vision, Mars technology, human settlement on Mars, space innovations, Mars stepping stones, future of space, SpaceX achievements, space industry, Mars exploration, technological breakthroughs, Elon Musk news
Everything NASA's Perseverance saw and discovered during its first year on Mars. Astrum merch now available! Apparel: https://teespring.com/stores/astrum-space Metal Posters: https://displate.com/promo/astrum?art=5f04759ac338b
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OFFICIAL COVER VIDEO // UPTOWN FUNK - MARK RONSON ft. BRUNO MARS AGAINST THE CURRENT COVER feat SET IT OFF
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From the 2013 DVD 'PURE McCARTNEY' - a tribute concert celebrating Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday featuring Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham and Tim's band, The Damn Crystals performing McCartney songs incl. the complete Ram-album from start to finish!
The DVD is available on Mermaid Records with either CD or 2xVinyl from Tim's webshop : http://timc.sonymusicshop.dk (and for the US from Mike's website www.mikeviola.com)
NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars material safely back to Earth for detailed study. The diverse set of scientifically curated samples now being collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover could help scientists answer the question of whether ancient life ever arose on the Red Planet.
Bringing samples of Mars to Earth for future study would happen in several steps with multiple spacecraft, and in some ways, in a synchronized manner. This short animation features key moments of the Mars Sample Return campaign: from landing on Mars and securing the sample tubes to launching them off the surface and ferrying them back to Earth.
Animation is contributed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the European Space Agency, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center.
Learn more: https://mars.nasa.gov/msr
Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/MSFC
Episode 63
The Perseverance rover has reached layered and weirdly eroded rocks at the edge of the ancient delta deposit. They get even weirder, with an obviously unnatural feature in one of them that sometimes disappears.
🎤 Watch the cast of Penny on M.A.R.S sign 'You Rock the Roll' from Season 2! #PennyOnMARS #DisneyChannel
Meet 16 year old Penny! She has a best friend Camilla, an absent mother and a big dream 💭..to say goodbye to her strict boarding school and say hello to M.A.R.S performing arts school! Penny also needs to try and stop herself falling in 💜 with the SAME BOY as Camilla! Tune in to see what happens!
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Discover SpaceX's Mars development stepping stones and Elon Musk's vision for an interplanetary future. Watch this YouTube short to learn about the key milestones and advancements paving the way for human settlement on Mars. Join us on this exciting journey to the Red Planet!
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"Rock It" is a rockabilly single by country music singer George Jones. Not wanting to use his real name and jeopardize his reputation as a country artist, Starday Records released it under the pseudonym "Thumper Jones."
Background
With the explosion in popularity of Elvis Presley in 1956, country music lost a sizeable portion of its young audience and scrambled to adapt. As biographer Bob Allen put it in his book George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend, "It temporarily sent the country music industry sprawling flat on its ass. Sales figures for country music plummeted dangerously, and soon even the most dedicated country artists - as a matter of sheer professional survival - were all rushing to pump some Elvis glottal bestiality into their own music." Jones, who had played with both Elvis and Johnny Cash on the Louisiana Hayride, and his producer Pappy Daily decided to give rockabilly a shot, recording two songs Jones wrote: "Rock It" and "Dadgumit, How Come It." As Jones explained to Billboard in 2006: "I was desperate. When you're hungry, a poor man with a house full of kids, you're gonna do some things you ordinarily wouldn't do. I said, 'Well, hell, I'll try anything once.' I tried 'Dadgum It How Come It' and 'Rock It', a bunch of shit. I didn't want my name on the rock and roll thing, so I told them to put Thumper Jones on it and if it did something, good, if it didn't, hell, I didn't want to be shamed with it."