bands or artists

[joannasevs]

1 Ray is 1560 yards ahead
2 cox wood
3 small unit of weight beside rectors
4 (Anagram) A troll in pane

[johnalex]

4. Nerina Pallot
. . . . Joanna, you'd get more response in the main section (this is the broom cupboard!) . . .ja

[joannasevs]

Ah but you found me!.......thanks for the tip though.

[Marsh]

1. Miles Davis perhaps

(Ray Davis of the Kinks and a mile (although that is 1760 yards, not 1560)

[carrot99]

2. Apple jacks - band in the sixties

(Cox apple and woods and jacks are bowling bowls)

[joannasevs]

I've been informed by Johnalex that the answer is Courtney Pine, good thinking though!

[shivvy]

3 - Gram Parsons