Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom were the first all girl rock group. They were formed in 1973 by Annabel Leventon and her then boyfriend Don Fraser who came up with the idea of a female rock trio. Leventon contacted her friend, fellow actress Gaye Brown, who liked the idea and suggested actress Diane Langton to complete the trio. Langton agreed. The group were revolutionary in that they were the first girl group to consist of different heights, hair colours and personalities. Langton ("DiDi") short, working class, dark hair; Leventon ("Annie") middle height, middle class, fair hair; Brown ("GB") six foot, "upper crust", red hair. Their first - and only - single, "Tambourine Queen" was released in October 1974. The track was written by Annabel Leventon and Don Fraser. The three actress, whilst in Rock Bottom, all starred together in the unaired pilot episode of The Rag Trade (1975). Plans to star in a television series about them sadly failed to come to fruition, with Thames Television stealing the idea and making the series with other actresses cast in their parts: Rock Follies (1976). This resulted in a court case, in 1982, which the group won and were paid compensation by Thames Television. In 2017, Leventon wrote a book telling the story of Rock Bottom.