The Rolling Stones are indebted to their black musical heros

The Rolling Stones 7" Singles 1963-1966 They were the anti-Beatles - mean, loud and uncouth. Not the sort of boys you would take home to Mother. The Rolling Stones honed their hard-hitting brand of rhythm 'n' blues at Richmond's famous Crawdaddy Club and rapidly emerged at the vanguard of the British R&B scene.