And a few years further back the Blues dudes responsible for loads of young 'uns to pick up a guitar......Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Keef Richards etc
All them came after the ones mentioned. Given the fact that the stones were covering Chuck Berry early on, I'd guess they heard the likes of Elvis, Berry and Haley before they had heard the proper blues ones.
Everybody does it where they discover an artist then check their influences. Which means my point still stands
Paint it Black
Oh yes.