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Long before today's 'rebellious' pop idols, singers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr plus actor Peter Lawford and comedian Joey Bishop had entered showbiz legend as the genuinely hellraisin' Rat Pack. The handle proved a gift to journalists chronicling the life and high times of the all-male quintet whose leading lights were, without doubt, three of the greatest entertainers of the 20th Century. And there's little doubt they lived life to the full, both individually and collectively.Enjoy an album that captures three great entertainers, separately and in combination, performing at their best.

When producer Norman Granz brought Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong together, the results were never going to be less than enjoyable. Sure enough, the resulting albums proved to be highly popular releases and have remained so decades down the line. Featured here, on this Platinum Collection, are the three complete albums Ella & Louis recorded together including bonus tracks.

Sinatra Frank: The great American songbook (Rem) [2 CD]

Glenn Miller, leader of the best-loved dance band of all time enlisted in 1942 in a personal crusade to entertain Allied troops with his own distinctive brand of music. Whether delivering ballads or setting the dancefloor moving with 'Pennsylvania 6-5000' and 'The Woodpecker Song', Miller and his merry men set the mood of not only his fellow troops but whole nations. He, and they, will never be forgotten.

Fitzgerald Ella & Billie Holiday: At Newport [Vinyl LP]

180 gram vinyl.<br/><br/>Just as Liverpool named its airport after John Lennon, New Orleans' gateway to the sky now bears the name of another musical giant. Like the late Beatle, Louis Armstrong put his home town firmly on the map, and his legacy will be listened to and appreciated for as long as music is played. Wherever in the world you fly from New Orleans, the name of Louis Armstrong is known, revered and respected. Here's a selection of his greatest songs that tell you exactly why.

100 Hits of the Great Songbirds [Digipack / 4 CD]