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Jan Johansson

Born on September 16, 1931 in Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden, Jan Johansson was a Swedish jazz pianist. He isn’t well-known outside of Scandinavia but his album Jazz på svenska is the best-selling jazz album in Sweden’s history. His best-known song is “Here Comes Pippi Longstocking”, the theme to the popular Swedish television series. He is also known as the father of Hammerfall drummer Anders Johansson and Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson. Jan Johansson’s musical career began as a child when he studied classical piano. He would later become proficient on guitar, accordion...