Groups and Singers of the Sixties

[Yarmite]

Hi Everyone, please can anyone help?
1 This guy's a friend at Christmas? (5, 5)
2 Did this lead singers band live sheltered lives? (7, 7)
3 Did this guy and his band have heart surgery?
(5, 3, 3, 10)
4 This band don't change anything they keep the....? (6, 3)
5 Didn't you hear me first time? (3, 3)
6 This group were never straight? (3,5)
7 Were this band shortened cave dwellers? (3, 6)
8 Did Bee's create this Group? (3, 11)
Thanx in advance

[tickledtrout]

3) Gerry and the Pacemakers

[delboy3]

4) Status Quo

[delboy3]

6) The Kinks

[cobbler37]

7 - The Troggs
8 - The Honeycombes

[delboy3]

7) The Troggs

[Lie-in King]

2 Herman's Hermits

[Lie-in King]

8 The Honeycombs (only 10 letters though) (?)

[cobbler37]

Lie-in king - it was spellt with an e in it lol

[Lie-in King]

cobbler37 - not according to "British Hit Singles & Albums"...

[Yarmite]

Thanks everyone for your views and answers, I could not get as far as I have in the quiz without you all.
Only No 1 and 5 to go now, apart from a ? for no 8

[alfieblue]

Wondering if no. 5 could be The Who?

[cobbler37]

Lie-in King - ok m8 - just a suggestion lol

[alfieblue]

How about Buddy Holly for No. 1?

[Lie-in King]

cobbler37 - no problem! Realise my answer was unintentionally brusque - apologies! :-)