name the bands pop quiz

[f1royal]

I'm stuck on the following cryptic pop band names. Any ideas?

Apostle holds boat from drifting
Seductions or enticements (or chocolate cake!)
The end of succory
Small unit of weight by rectors
Elmore supermarket
Diving birds
Breaking news for wooden pond
A sunbeam on the French mountain
Laboratory equipment
Award toilet tweed
American cafe in its capital
Ray is 1560 yards ahead

Thanks for you help guy's!

[Johnmof]

4 is Gram Parsons.

[dogfish]

11. Dinah (Diner) Washington

[rja211077]

Guillemots are diving birds
sunbeam/mountain = Ray Lamontagne

[dogfish]

2. Temptations

[dogfish]

3. Chicory Tip

[user66]

7 - Justin Timberlake

[f1royal]

Blimey you guy's are great! I have a few more:

General is a featherweight 12 inches
Riddle smorgasbord
I'm having a love affair with, say, Mg
WW2 soldier is metal
Dick the tree farmer's hut
A troll in pane (anagram)

Merry Christmas guy's

[dogfish]

Part 2. Q.1 - Gordon Lightfoot

[dogfish]

Part 2. Q.5 - Richard Ashcroft

[dogfish]

Part 2 . Q4. Tommy Steele

[Kay85]

Riddle smorgasbord is Jimmy Buffet
A Troll in Pane is Nerina Pallot i think

[dogfish]

10. Emmylou Harris

[Kay85]

Elmore Supermarket could be James Morrison
Award Toilet Tweed is EmmyLou Harris

[dogfish]

Struggling now, but, 1. could be Mark Moore, 9. could be The Tubes.

[perky72]

1 - Paul Anka ?