Well, I don't know if "lineage of white British pop" is a coherent concept. For instance, I'd say that '60s British pop worked itself into the heritage of a lot of late '60s and early '70s American music that you will enjoy when you hear them, e.g., the Four Tops' "Standing In The Shadows Of Love," Sly & The Family Stone's "I Wanna Take You Higher," Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft," The Temptations' "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone," Funkadelic's "Funky Dollar Bill."