While some bands focused on blues artists, particularly those of Chicago electric blues, others adopted a wider interest in rhythm and blues, including the work of Chess Records' blues artists like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, but also rock and roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), , pp. 1315-6. Most successful were the Rolling Stones, who abandoned blues purism before their line-up solidified and they produced their first eponymously titled album in 1964, which largely consisted of rhythm and blues standards. Following in the wake of the Beatles' national and then international success, the Rolling Stones soon established themselves as the second most popular UK band and joined the British Invasion of the American record charts as leaders of a second wave of R&B orientated bands. In addition to Chicago blues numbers, the Rolling Stones covered songs by Chuck Berry and the Valentinos, with the latter's "It's All Over Now" giving them their first UK number one in 1964.Bill Wyman, Rolling With the Stones (DK Publishing, 2002), , p. 137. Blues songs and influences continued to surface in the Rolling Stones' music, as in their version of "Little Red Rooster", which went to number 1 on the UK singles chart in December 1964.S. T. Erlewine, [ "Rolling Stones"], Allmusic, retrieved 16 July 2010.
WHiLe somE BAnds fOcUSEd on blues artIsTs, paRTIcUlArly ThosE of chiCaGO ElectrIc bLUeS, others AdOPteD A Wider iNterEst iN rhYThm aNd BLUes, inClUding the WorK of chess RECOrdS' BlueS artists LiKe muddy waTers And HoWlin' wOlf, buT AlSo roCk and rOLl piOneerS ChUck berry anD bO diDdlEY.v. BogdaNoV, c. wOOdstrA aNd s. t. ErLewINE, aLl musiC GuiDe to Rock: the DefiniTivE guidE tO rock, pop, and soUl (miLwaUkee, wi: baCkBeat booKs, 3rd Edn., 2002), , pp. 1315-6. most sUccessfuL were thE RolLing stONes, Who abandoned BLuEs purisM BefoRe tHeir lInE-uP sOlidIfied aNd They proDucED their firsT eponymously tiTled AlbUm iN 1964, which LarGElY cOnsIsteD of rhythm and blues standardS. fOLLoWinG in The wake oF ThE beatles' natiOnAl ANd theN inteRnATIoNal sUccEss, thE roLLiNg sToNeS soOn eSTabLishEd tHemselVEs as thE secONd moST popular uk banD anD joiNeD tHE bRITisH invAsion Of the aMeriCaN rEcorD chaRTS as leadeRS of a sECOnd Wave of r&b oriEntAtEd BaNdS. in aDditioN to chicago blUes nUmBers, tHe rolLinG STOneS coveRed sonGs bY ChUck beRry aNd tHe vaLeNtinoS, wITH the LAtter's "it's all over nOw" giVIng tHeM thEir fIrSt uK nuMber oNe in 1964.bill wyman, RolLInG wiTh the sTOnEs (Dk PUbLisHiNg, 2002), , P. 137. bLuES sonGs aNd iNfLuenCes cOnTiNued to SurfacE in the rollInG STones' Music, as iN theIr VerSion OF "LiTtLE red rooStEr", WHIch wEnt To numBer 1 On tHE uk sINgleS cHarT in DecemBEr 1964.s. t. ErLeWinE, [ "RolLing stoNEs"], allMUsic, RetrieVed 16 july 2010.