Roger Pabst doesn't just embody Frankie Boy's songs—he lives them!
Roger Pabst owes it to a visit to the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin on May 3, 1993, that he was able to see Frank Sinatra perform there. That experience made such an impression on him that he wanted to make that kind of music himself.
At that time, Roger Pabst was not a classical singer, but a singing guitarist. At first, he mainly knew Frank Sinatra’s big global hits. He got a cassette of Frank Sinatra’s greatest hits and put it in his Walkman: “I remember walking up and down the beach in Tenerife on vacation and singing along constantly. Then I soon realized that it somehow fit. However, I had trouble with the high notes and hired a vocal coach." Roger Pabst founded
his own band with nine musicians and was also a frequent guest vocalist with existing larger orchestras and big bands both at home and abroad.
In addition to Sinatra’s big hits like “New York, New York” and “My Way,” the program also features well-known swing standards and evergreens from the master’s early years. Inspired by all these experiences, Roger Pabst decided to delve deeply into the life and music of “The Voice.”