Bands like the Animals from Newcastle and Them from Belfast, and particularly those from London like the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds, were much more directly influenced by rhythm and blues and later blues music.
Grupos como The Animals de Newcastle e Them de Belfast, e particularmente as procedentes de Londres como The Rolling Stones e The Yardbirds, estiveron máis directamente influenciados polo rhythm and blues e posteriormente polo blues.