Well, He came to fame in the UK, I would think it was played there too....then again, like any child back then, I listened to what my Parents listened to...
True Story, When I came to the States, we lived w/ my Grandmother, her son, my Uncle, was only 5 years older than me, was really good at electric guitar, but learned by ear. One day, he played me some solos from songs I didn't recognise, his response?
"What? You came from England and You don't know who Led Zeppelin and the Who are?!!!"
He became my intro into an expanded universe of music and when I fell in love w/ the Eagles
So, yeah, there were definitely holes in my musical knowledge up until then lol