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I don't think that they do.
Like many of his generation, Jagger spent his formative years listening to American Blues records, trying to suss out the lyrics and studying the cross harp stylings of Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter.
Singing tends to neutralize accents plus these are artists with American influences so they tend to sound mid Atlantic.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The same could have been said about Abba. They are Swedish (Anni-Frid born in Norway). You can sometimes hear a slight roundness from their native accents, but in general they sung in an American-type accent, because that is what was fashionable and expected of pop groups from anywhere. Status Quo kept some of their English inflections in their songs, but most of the singing was "mid-atlantic" accented. Three Quarters of AC-DC were born in Scotland and still had/have a slight Scottish twang while speaking, but they didn't sing like the Proclaimers or Kevin Bloody Wilson because that wouldn't have suited their style of music, nor would it have been popular.
Of all places least likely to have a very distinct regional accent, Nashville is likely to be one of them due to the influx of people from all around the world seeking stardom there.
Would you rather that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had sung in London accents?